La petite dernière

Best Actress, Cannes 2025

Original language: French

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Hafsia Herzi

Country: France

Year of production: 2025

Length: 107 minutes

Genre: Drama

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?

Credits

Hafsia Herzi – Director

Hafsia Herzi – Script

Casting

Nadia Melliti

Ji-Min Park

Amina Ben Mohamed

Melissa Guers

Rita Benmannana

Razzak Ridha

Louis Memmi