Oil in the Arteries, the debut feature from Pierre Le Gall, is slated for release in cinemas on December 2, 2026. Alexis Manenti and Julian Świeżewski play two truck drivers whose encounter unfolds as a romance.
Étienne, a long-haul trucker, lives by the clock of endless trips and fleeting encounters. His meeting with Bartosz, a Polish driver, shakes up that routine. But their routes and timetables make it hard to find time together: the job that brought them together also threatens to pull them apart.
Presented at Critics’ Week during the Cannes Film Festival 2026, Du fioul dans les artères took home the Queer Palm Revelation Prize. It was also honored with the Youth Jury Award at the Cabourg Film Festival.
The film has since earned the Grand Prize at the Zurich Film Festival, as well as the Bayards for Best Debut and Best Performance, awarded to Alexis Manenti and Julian Świeżewski, at the Namur Festival.
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Dates and Opening Time
Starts December 2, 2026
Official website
www.agatfilms-exnihilo.com
