Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The Safe House

Play trailer The Safe House 2025 1h 30m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 6 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Paris, May '68: A 9-year-old boy is thrilled to stay a few extra days with his grandparents in their perennial apartment, joined by his two lively uncles -- a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual -- and his colourful great grandmother from Odessa, while his parents join the historical protests. As the country is turned upside down, the family is forced to confront the past when an illustrious guest seeks shelter in their venerated hideout.

Critics Reviews

View All (6) Critics Reviews
Siddhant Adlakha Variety Its snappy, postmodern unfurling, rife with intentionally obvious rear projections, does eventually give way to moving dimensions as the family’s history fades into view, but few political or personal elements amount to anything poignant. Mar 23, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Baier nods to the period in which the film is set with a smattering of playful New Wave flourishes. But ultimately the film, like the inhabitants of the Rue-de-Grenelle mansion, doesn’t really go anywhere. Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter It scores some soft emotional blows toward the end, but otherwise feels like a minor trip back to a major time. Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A series of vignettes relating to everyday events. Rated: C+ Apr 12, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com De Gaulle’s odd flight for respite aside, The Safe House doesn’t quite convey just how tumultuous May, 1968 was. Rated: 2/5 Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Stephanie Bunbury Deadline Hollywood Daily As Grandpapa says, there’s nothing wrong with having a good imagination: it gives luster to a life that might otherwise seem dull. And there is nothing dull about life in The Safe House. Mar 19, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Lionel Baier

Director

Dominique Reymond

Mère-Grand

Michel Blanc

Père-Grand

William Lebghil

Grand Oncle

Aurélien Gabrielli

Petit Oncle

Liliane Rovère

Arrière-Pays
View All The Safe House photos

The Safe House

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Paris, May '68: A 9-year-old boy is thrilled to stay a few extra days with his grandparents in their perennial apartment, joined by his two lively uncles -- a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual -- and his colourful great grandmother from Odessa, while his parents join the historical protests. As the country is turned upside down, the family is forced to confront the past when an illustrious guest seeks shelter in their venerated hideout.
Director
Lionel Baier
Producer
Agnieszka Ramu, Laetitia Gonzalez, Yaël Fogiel, Vincent Quénault, Jeanne Geiben
Screenwriter
Lionel Baier, Catherine Charrier
Production Co
Bande à part Films, Les Films du Poisson
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 30m