Mercato is available on Netflix as of May 19, 2026. Released in French cinemas on February 19, 2025, Tristan Séguéla’s film follows Driss, a player’s agent played by Jamel Debbouze, caught in a countdown to the end of the transfer window.
Mercato
Film | 2025
In theaters: February 19, 2025
Available on Netflix since May 19, 2026
Drama-comedy, thriller, sports | Running time: 1h59
Directed by Tristan Séguéla | Screenplay: Olivier Demangel, Thomas Finkielkraut
Starring Jamel Debbouze, Monia Chokri, Hakim Jemili
Original title: Mercato
Nationality: France
The film dives behind the scenes of professional football, where agents, players, clubs, debts, career promises, and high-pressure negotiations all collide. Driss, a down-on-his-luck agent, has only a few days to turn his situation around before the transfer window shuts. The movie’s original idea came from Jamel Debbouze, who wanted to explore football through the economic, social, and human backdrop of the transfer market.
Tristan Séguéla, already the director of 16 ans ou presque, Docteur ?, Un homme heureux and the series Tapie, shifts gears here with a tighter, more kinetic narrative built around a constantly on-the-move antihero. The film focuses less on the pitch and more on football’s margins: talent scouting, financial pressure, the entourage around players, and the power dynamics among intermediaries.
Around Jamel Debbouze, Mercato brings together Monia Chokri, Hakim Jemili, Milo Machado-Graner, Vincent Rottiers, Stéphane Bak, Birane Ba, Marie Papillon and Wilhem Juillerat. The shoot took the crew from Paris and its suburbs to Salzburg, Riyadh, Dubai, Ibiza and Madrid, anchoring the narrative in a range of locations tied to the flows of contemporary football.
This Netflix arrival makes the film available for streaming after its theatrical run. Mercato speaks to both the curious about the football business and viewers interested in stories about people under pressure, blending comedy, drama and social thriller.
Trailer for Mercato:
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