LOUISE by Nicolas Keitel wins the Audience Award at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Festival

The intimate film stands out in a selection marked by strong female protagonists

The Saint-Jean-de-Luz Festival unveiled a lineup that highlights the vitality of contemporary cinema, particularly through stories centered on powerful and nuanced female characters. The feature film is carried by a deeply moving trio of actresses: Cécile de France, Diane Rouxel and Salomé Dewaels, who bring sensitivity and restraint to the narrative. This intimate thriller, which follows a young woman’s quest to rediscover her identity, profoundly moved festivalgoers, earning it the Audience Award.
In theatres from 10th December in France and 7th January 2026 in Belgium.