Awarded the César for Best Original Screenplay at the 51st César ceremony in February 2026, Un ours dans le Jura is now available on Netflix. Franck Dubosc’s dark comedy, which opened in cinemas on January 1, 2025, has joined the platform as of April 1, 2026.
A Bear in the Jura
Film | 2025
Release in theaters: January 1, 2025
Streaming on Netflix from April 1, 2026
Comedy thriller | Runtime: 1h53
Director: Franck Dubosc | Screenplay: Franck Dubosc, Sarah Kaminsky
Cast: Franck Dubosc, Laure Calamy, Benoît Poelvoorde
Country: France
Michel and Cathy are a weary pair worn down by years of hardship and financial strain — they barely speak anymore. Until the day Michel, swerving to avoid a bear on the road, crashes into a car and kills its two occupants. In the trunk: two million euros in battered banknotes. The moral dilemma that follows reawakens an improbable partnership, set against mounting tension and a biting, dark humor.
The film marks a turning point in Dubosc’s career, as he ventures into the noir realm for the first time after Tout le monde debout and Rumba la vie. Co-written for the first time with screenwriter Sarah Kaminsky, the project from the outset embraced a distinctly French identity: parka-clad characters, credible law enforcement, and a provincial everyday life. The working title, incidentally, was “Money can’t buy happiness, my ass!”, signaling a willingness to explore morality “as freely” as possible, according to the director.
Violence is staged with music that sometimes tempers its brutality, and a few more disconcerting moments — including sequences in a swingers’ club — signaling a work deliberately less comfortable than Dubosc’s earlier comedies. The director makes no secret of it: this is less a turning point than an emancipation.
The César for Best Original Screenplay, awarded at the 51st César Awards on February 26, 2026, honors the writing teamwork of Franck Dubosc and Sarah Kaminsky.
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