Parallel Tales

Competition, Cannes 2026

Original language: French

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Asghar Farhadi

Country: France, Belgium, Italy

Year of production: 2026

Length: 140 minutes

Genre: Drama

In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie spies on her neighbors across the street. When she hires young Adam to help her with her daily routine, she has no idea that he will turn her life and her work upside down, until the fiction she had imagined surpasses the reality of them all.

Credits

Asghar Farhadi – Director

Asghar Farhadi, Saeed Farhadi – Script

Casting

Isabelle Huppert

Virginie Efira

Vincent Cassel

Pierre Niney

Adam Bessa

Catherine Deneuve