Le Roi Soleil

Section: Competition
Director: Vincent Maël Cardona
Cast: Lucie Zhang, Sofiane Zermani, Panayotis Pascot, Pio Marmai
Duration: 1h 48m
Country: France
Language: fr
Year: 2025

Early morning in a shabby bar outside Paris, one of the regulars wins the €294 million lottery. But another customer decides otherwise: a gun is drawn, shots are fired and the winner collapses, leaving the ticket ownerless. The remaining customers lock themselves behind closed doors, and see an opportunity to concoct the perfect story to cover up the crime, then all walk away millionaires. But as unforeseen events conspire against them...