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Marthe and Michel lead a happily isolated life with their kids on the edge of an abandoned highway. Relishing their distance from the rest of society, the clan stage makeshift hockey matches, sunbathe in deckchairs near the road, and hold al fresco picnics in their extended backyard. It's only a matter of time, however, for the secluded idyll to be disrupted, contaminated, and dismantled. When the highway is reopened, the onslaught of cars zipping noisily by their house suggests a swarm of giant insects invading a garden. The family fabric crumbles: Marthe can't fall asleep anymore, teenage daughter Marion becomes obsessed with the toxins released by the machines, and young Julien goes from seeing adventure in the changes to succumbing to apathy.

Cast:
Isabelle Huppert (Marthe)
Olivier Gourmet (Michel)
Adélaïde Leroux (Judith)
Madeleine Budd (Marion)

Director: Ursula Meier
Writer: Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud
Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2008

Within the framework of the 5th Francophone Film Festival

Organised by the French Cultural Centre & the Embassies of France and Switzerland in collaboration with the Theodoulou Foundation, Cyprus-Swiss Association & the Larnaca Municipality.

Cocktail at 19:15, offered by the Swiss Embassy.