Too Close to the Sun

When he leaves the hospital, 30-something Basile moves in with his younger sister and closest confidant, Sarah. Living with a psychiatric disorder, Basile tries his best to re-establish a sense of normality in both his work and his love life. But, whilst hiding his illness from his relatives, how long can he maintain this fragile stability? As flamboyant as he is unstable, Basile manages to find a job and meets Élodie, a young single mother: he begins to dream of a "normal" life... "Brieuc Carnaille infuses poetry into his description of the disease, without hiding its violence, and manages to catch us where we least expect it." (bullesdeculture) "A drama as strong as it is human, signed by Brieuc Carnaille, and performed by the intense Clément Roussier." (francetvinfo)

Keywords

  • Creatives: Debut Films
  • Love
  • Screen: Benelux
  • Topic: Mental Health
  • antihero
  • family
  • Mental Health
  • psychology

Actors

  • Clément Roussier
  • Marine Vacth
  • Diane Rouxel
  • Hakim Faris
  • Léon Durieux

Director

  • Brieuc Carnaille

Drama, Romance


1h 25min


16+

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EN

DE

Belgium
France
2022
This debut feature deals with schizophrenia and the ravages that this mental illness inflicts not only on the patient himself, but also on his family.

This debut feature deals with schizophrenia and the ravages that this mental illness inflicts not only on the patient himself, but also on his family.


When he leaves the hospital, 30-something Basile moves in with his younger sister and closest confidant, Sarah. Living with a psychiatric disorder, Basile tries his best to re-establish a sense of normality in both his work and his love life. But, whilst hiding his illness from his relatives, how long can he maintain this fragile stability?


As flamboyant as he is unstable, Basile manages to find a job and meets Élodie, a young single mother: he begins to dream of a "normal" life...


"Brieuc Carnaille infuses poetry into his description of the disease, without hiding its violence, and manages to catch us where we least expect it." (bullesdeculture)


"A drama as strong as it is human, signed by Brieuc Carnaille, and performed by the intense Clément Roussier." (francetvinfo)

Cast & Crew