Coma (2022 movie)

Coma is a 2022 French film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. The film made its world premiere at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival competing in the Encounters section on 12 February 2022,[2][3] where it won the FIPRESCI Award. This was the last movie filmed by actor Gaspard Ulliel and the first movie to be released after his death.[4][5][2] The film mixes animation and live action and tells the story of a teenage girl who is locked up in her house during a global health crisis and navigates between dreams and reality, until she starts following a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma.[2] It stars Louise Labèque, Julia Faure, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste, Louis Garrel and Anaïs Demoustier. The film will be released in theaters in France on 16 November 2022.[1]

Coma
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Produced by
  • Justin Taurand
  • Bertrand Bonello
  • Felix de Givry
  • Ugo Bienvenu
Screenplay by
  • Bertrand Bonello
Starring
Music byBertrand Bonello
CinematographyAntoine Parouty
Edited byGabrielle Stemmer
Production
company
  • Les Films du Bélier
  • My New Picture
  • Remembers Production
Distributed by
  • New Story (France)
  • Best Friend Forever (Belgium)
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

Marketing

The first image showing Louise Labèque, the full cast and plot details were revealed on 2 February 2022.[2]

Two clips from the film titled "Catatonie" and "Cullen" were released on 10 February 2022.[6] The clip titled "Cullen" featured the voices of Gaspard Ulliel and Laetitia Casta as the dolls Scott and Sharon, respectively.[7]

Belgian distributor Best Friend Forever released a poster[8] and an exclusive 20-second teaser trailer for the film on their Instagram account on 11 February 2022.[9]

On 16 February 2022, Best Friend Forever released on their Instagram account a new 9-second clip featuring Louise Labèque playing an electronic device similar to Rubik's Cube.[10]

Release

On 2 February 2022, it was announced that Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever had bought the film.[11]

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2022.[3] New Story will release the film in theaters in France on 16 November 2022.[1]

Awards and nominations

Award / Film Festival Category Recipient(s) Result
2022 Berlin Film Festival Encounters Bertrand Bonello Nominated[3]
FIPRESCI Award Bertrand Bonello Won[12]
2022 Istanbul Film Festival Golden Tulip Bertrand Bonello Nominated[13]
2022 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival Golden Lady Harimaguada Award for Best Feature Film Bertrand Bonello Nominated[14][15]

References

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