The Wonderers

The Wonderers (2025)

Qui brille au combat

Set against the backdrop of a summer on the French Riviera, the Roussier family navigates the severe disability of the youngest daughter, 13-year-old Bertille, while her older sister, 17-year-old Marion, seeks refuge in a relationship with an older boy.

Date of release
2025-12-31
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Director
Joséphine Japy

Casting

Interesting facts

The Wonderers is a 2025 French drama film directed by Joséphine Japy in her directorial debut, from a screenplay she co-wrote with Olivier Torres based on the true story of her younger sister, Bertille, who has a severe disability that leads to autistic behavior. It stars Mélanie Laurent, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Angelina Woreth and Sarah Pachoud.

Production

The Wonderers is the directorial debut of French actress Joséphine Japy. The screenplay, co-written by Japy and Olivier Torres, was based on the true story of Japy's younger sister, Bertille, who has a severe disability that Japy described as "a rare genetic disease that leads to autistic behavior". The film was produced by Cowboys Films.

Mélanie Laurent, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Angelina Woreth and Sarah Pachoud were announced in the cast on 4 September 2024. Laurent directed Japy in her second film as a director, the coming-of-age drama Breathe (2014), which earned Japy a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

The film's original title was Bertille. Japy said she was looking at the meaning of her sister's name and found out that it means "the one who shines in battle" (or "woman warrior"), and literally "qui brille au combat" in French, which ended up being the film's final title in French.

Principal photography began in the South of France on 18 September 2024, and wrapped on 30 October 2024.

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