Le Brio, directed by Yvan Attal and written by Yaël Langmann and Victor Saint Macary, combines comedy and drama to address the themes of prejudice, transmission, and social success. Released in 2017, this film starring Camélia Jordana, and Daniel Auteuil will be available on Netflix on November 27, 2025, and is already available on Disney+.
Neïla Salah (Camélia Jordana), a student at Assas from the suburbs, dreams of becoming a lawyer. On her first day at university, she clashes with Pierre Mazard (Daniel Auteuil), a professor known for his provocative and verbally excessive behavior. To restore his image, he agrees to prepare her for the university's public speaking competition. A unique relationship develops between them, built on confrontation, learning, and mutual respect, in a journey where each must overcome their own prejudices.
Le Brio stands out as a work that is both social and human, exploring the encounter between two opposing worlds. Yvan Attal has created a film in which language becomes a tool for emancipation and reconciliation, while offering a lucid look at French social divisions. Camélia Jordana delivers a remarkable performance, which earned her the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2018. Opposite her, Daniel Auteuil plays an ambiguous teacher, alternately obnoxious and benevolent, in a role full of nuance.
Accessible and profound, Le Brio is aimed at fans of social dramas and films about transmission, in the vein of Les Héritiers and À voix haute: La Force de la parole. The film combines humor, tension, and emotion around the power of words and the quest for recognition.
Le Brio
Film | 2017
On Netflix on November 27, 2025, and already on Disney+
Comedy, Drama | Running time: 1h37
By Yvan Attal | Starring Camélia Jordana, Daniel Auteuil, Yasin Houicha
Nationality: France
An intelligent and moving social drama, carried by the duo Camélia Jordana and Daniel Auteuil, to be (re)discovered on Netflix starting November 27, 2025.
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