What The Day Owes The Night 今夕何夕
France
Director: Alexandre Arcady
The other French film to get onto the shortlist is What the Day Owes The Night, directed by multiple time nominee for the Cesar awards Alexandre Arcady. Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Nora Arnezeder and Anne Parillaud star in the lead roles. The film, set against a grandiose historical background, tells the story of a period of time where the two ceaselessly miss opportunities to love one another. The young Younès falls in love with Emilie, yet she cannot accept because of a secret she has, the two continuously let each other slip away, and their destinies completely change.