Adieu les cons is a comedy-drama directed by Albert Dupontel and released in 2020. Starring Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, and Nicolas Marié, the film, which won seven César Awards in 2021, including Best Film, will join the Disney+ catalog on November 21, 2025, after being released on Netflix in October 2024.
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At 43, Suze Trappet (Virginie Efira) learns that she has an incurable disease. She decides to find the child she was forced to give up at the age of 15. Along the way, she meets JB (Albert Dupontel), a computer scientist suffering from burnout, and Mr. Blin (Nicolas Marié), a blind and enthusiastic archivist. The three embark on an administrative quest that is as absurd as it is moving, at the heart of an opaque system.
Combining a race against time, criticism of a dehumanized society, and unexpected encounters, Adieu les cons alternates between dark humor and emotion. The film is a continuation of Albert Dupontel's work on parenthood, the marginalized, and Kafkaesque bureaucracy.
Albert Dupontel continues his penchant for "burlesque tragedy" here. He claims to be influenced by Terry Gilliam and a certain poetic cinema, recreating stylized urban settings thanks to Cédric Fayolle's VFX. Filming in the studio and at night allowed him to "poeticize" the city and focus the narrative on the characters. The film is also an extension of the themes already explored in Au revoir là-haut: reparation, memory, and tenderness for marginalized people.
Carried by Virginie Efira's performance, the film is aimed at those who appreciate French dramatic comedies that blend burlesque and emotion, and who love humanistic stories with inventive staging.
Adieu les cons
Film | 2020
On Disney+ November 21, 2025
Comedy drama | Running time: 1h27
By Albert Dupontel | Starring Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié
Nationality: France
The film confirms Albert Dupontel's unique place in French cinema, between social satire and modern fairy tale.
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