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When Fall Is Coming

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Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.
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Director François Ozon deftly walks a tonal tightrope with When Fall is Coming, a darkly funny thriller given genuine humanity by Hélène Vincent.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald ...the storytelling is never unclear unless it’s meant to be, the actors have the trick of inspiring sympathy but not total trust, and if you have a taste for cosy unease, Ozon knows the recipe better than most. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 31, 2025 Full Review Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal That it is still worthwhile owes largely to the sympathetic, sinuous performance of Hélène Vincent, in the lead role of a grand-mère who may not be as simply sweet as she first appears. Apr 4, 2025 Full Review Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com François Ozon’s dramatic thriller “When Fall is Coming” is deceptively calm and restrained for all the mystery that arises. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 4, 2025 Full Review Juan Jose Cruz Cine Premiere Between secrets, ambition, and mysterious mushrooms, this thriller makes it clear that the greatest danger almost always comes from those we love. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Alireza Hatamvand FILMINK (Australia) … seemingly simple yet deeply intricate … Rated: 15/20 Oct 4, 2025 Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment A brilliantly written, slow-paced thriller that constantly has its audience trying to work out what was deliberate and what was an accident. The cast bring their A -Game to a film that is one of the best you will see this year. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lisa Great life stories of the human population and family’s lives affected and the secrets and judgements of our world! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Kevin L The film is almost equal parts quiet and disquieting. Not the 'thriller', really, it was described as; at least not in the traditional sense. I appreciate the practical approach that is taken by director/writer Ozon per the moral questions here. It's refreshing in that a later act in the movie doesn't have a great reveal that ends w/ some glaring sense of grand 'justice' and ethical resolution to satisfy what is generally assume to be the audience's typical demand for some righteous indignation to be satisfied. Life is complicated, and decisions we make are too often reflective of such complexity for moral stances to not be blurry rather than crystal clear. Ozon sets a tone from the start built around the quiet, sedate small town life of Michelle, where she has nothing but love and compassion for others; esp. her grandson and best friend. But she has it for that friend's son Vincent as well, which is definitely needs. Excellent performances from Hélène Vincent, Balasko, Lottin. And nice work also from Savigner and Guillemin. 3.6 stars Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/20/25 Full Review Alec B There's an interesting ambiguity to a lot of what happens. Ozon knows what's happening and the actors have a clear idea but the audience could read this in a lot of different ways. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review David G The movie takes you from belief to suspicion and back again. Two of us had a different opinion. A treat to see a film like this that keeps you thinking about it long after you've left the theater Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Doug C This movie is bad. Just don’t waste your money or time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $147,900.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.
Director
François Ozon
Producer
François Ozon
Screenwriter
François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Mandarin & Compagnie
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 10, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$147.9K
Runtime
1h 42m
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