Joachim Lafosse returns with Six Days, That Spring, an intimate drama presented at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The Belgian filmmaker, known for his sensitive family portraits such as The Economy of the Couple and The Restless, directs Eye Haïdara in the lead role, alongsideEmmanuelle Devos and Damien Bonnard. The film will be released in French theaters on November 12, 2025.
Co-written with Chloé Duponchelle and Paul Ismaël, the screenplay explores the fragility of a mother and her children during an impromptu vacation on the French Riviera. Over the course of six sunny days, Joachim Lafosse contrasts the idyllic setting with the seriousness of the subject matter, staying true to his style of treating emotions with realism and modesty.
Six Days That Spring
Drama | 2025 | Estimated running time: 1 hour 32 minutes
In theaters November 12, 2025
Nationality: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
The film follows Sana, a mother of twins, who decides to occupy a villa belonging to her ex-in-laws to give her children a happy break. But this clandestine stay becomes a mirror of her own failures and her need for redemption. These six days in spring mark the end of a certain innocence for her and the awakening of a new lucidity.
Six Days, That Spring is in keeping with Joachim Lafosse's usual style of filmmaking, balancing observation of reality with emotional tension. The direction focuses on light, silences, and the complexity of family feelings. This intimate drama highlights resilience and motherhood in the face of emotional insecurity.
The cast combines established talents with young performers: Eye Haïdara, Emmanuelle Devos, Damien Bonnard, and young actors Jules Waringo, Leonis, and Teoudor Pinero Müller. This diversity of generations gives the film an authentic and universal tone.
This feature film is aimed at viewers who enjoy arthouse cinema and emotional stories rooted in everyday life. Fans of films such as Kramer vs. Kramer or A Separation will recognize themes of breakups, rebuilding, and thwarted parental love.
With Six Days, That Spring, Joachim Lafosse has created a sensitive work about family tensions and the fragile hopes of a mother, carried byEye Haïdara's moving performance.
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Dates and Opening Time
From November 12, 2025 to December 2, 2025
