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Niki

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Niki

Released May 28

1h 38m

Drama

Biography

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Actor-turned-director Céline Sallette makes an impressive debut with this vibrant portrait of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, brought to life by Charlotte Le Bon (The White Lotus). Paris, 1952. Niki has recently moved from the US with her husband and daughter. Despite this newfound distance from a family and country that were suffocating her, disturbing flashbacks of her childhood continue to invade her thoughts. From the hell she is about to discover, Niki will find in her art a weapon to free herself.

Jessica Kiang

Variety

It’s a shame that Sallette’s film, ultimately conventional despite some stylish split-screen and Le Bon’s intricate performance, couldn’t have been just a little inspired by the same spirit of iconoclasm.

May 30, 2024

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Nadine Whitney

AWFJ.org

Niki is undeniably stylish and well shot but it lacks precision. Charlotte Le Bon’s excellent performance as the artist Niki de Saint-Phalle isn’t enough to make Niki a fully embodied film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 5, 2025

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Àngel Quintana

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

Céline Sallette makes a conventional, uninspired biopic. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 27, 2024

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Sarah Manvel

In Their Own League

An ordinary story about an extraordinary woman and that is meant as a compliment.

Jun 1, 2024

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

This story of resilience and overcoming is narrated in a way that is too obvious, pedestrian, underlined, calculated, and with many biopic clichés. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

May 28, 2024

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Olivia Popp

Cineuropa

It’s easy to side with Le Bon’s Niki and her strong-willed nature when placed in a patriarchal environment that dismisses women as hysterical, but it’s not enough to fully get a grasp on why the artist should be truly memorable for the viewer.

May 25, 2024

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Stephen C

1 hour and 38 minutes of fantastic drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Actor-turned-director Céline Sallette makes an impressive debut with this vibrant portrait of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, brought to life by Charlotte Le Bon (The White Lotus). Paris, 1952. Niki has recently moved from the US with her husband and daughter. Despite this newfound distance from a family and country that were suffocating her, disturbing flashbacks of her childhood continue to invade her thoughts. From the hell she is about to discover, Niki will find in her art a weapon to free herself.

Director: Céline Sallette
Producer: David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Florence Gastaud, Jean-Luc Ormières
Screenwriter: Céline Sallette, Samuel Doux
Distributor: Distrib Films
Production Co: Cinéfrance Studios, Wild Bunch
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m