Distributor 1-2 Special has secured the rights to release Emmanuel Marre's feature film across North America following its debut in the main competition section at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The production received the Best Screenplay award and garnered additional recognition from multiple festival juries, with theatrical release anticipated for 2027.

The narrative is set during Nazi-occupied France in 1940 and follows a 49-year-old attempting to establish himself within the Vichy regime's administration. Based on the director's family history, the story examines how individuals navigate and adapt to authoritarian systems, beginning with the protagonist's pursuit of personal advancement before confronting deeper questions of survival and escape as circumstances deteriorate.