France / Jan 16, 2025 / L'Alpe-d'Huez Film Festival
When all seems lost, hope writes a new page.
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Following a car accident, Suzanne loses custody of her three children. She has no choice but to seek treatment at a center for alcoholics. As soon as she arrives, she meets Alice and Diane, two women with strong personalities. Denis, a sports instructor, will try to bring them together around the same goal: to participate in the Dune Rally in the Moroccan desert. He will need a lot of patience and teaching skills to prepare this unlikely team to achieve their goal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrizia Berti | Carole Duclos |
| Sophie Maréchal | Laure Chevalier |
| Adèle Sierra | Léa |
| Sophia Leboutte | Chantal |
| Myriem Akheddiou | Dr Mathys |
| Laurence Cottet | Colette |
| Manuel Ginion | Théo |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Des jours meilleurs |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Belgium |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daï Daï Films, France 3 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Les Gens, CAPA |
| Release date | 23 aprile 2025 |
| Executive producer | Éric Jollant, Julie Carrière |
| Production | Vanessa Dijan |
| Writer | Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard, Louis-Julien Petit |
| Casting | Sebastiàn Moradiellos |
| Editing | Fabrice Rouaud, Natacha Louis, Opportune Taffin |
| Cinematography | Thomas Lerebour, Jo Voets, Jalaleddine Achour, Boris Bourgois, Rachid Mssiaidi, Oliver Imfeld, Jim Goossens Bara, Thomas Serckx |
| Assistant directors | Florian Kuhn, Olivier Falkowski, Hippolyte Dard, Elsa Bennett, Emily-Jane Torrens |
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| Lighting | Thomas Bojan, Lucas Marbach, Gabriel Bertrand |
| Camera operators | Oliver Imfeld, Thomas Lerebour, Jo Voets, Jalaleddine Achour, Boris Bourgois, Rachid Mssiaidi, Jim Goossens Bara, Thomas Serckx |
| Additional photography | Thomas Lerebour, Jo Voets, Jalaleddine Achour, Boris Bourgois, Rachid Mssiaidi, Oliver Imfeld, Jim Goossens Bara, Thomas Serckx |
| Production design | Noëlle Van Parys, Hélène Jouet, Charlotte Zimmermann |
| Art direction | Noëlle Van Parys, Hélène Jouet, Charlotte Zimmermann |
| Set decoration | Noëlle Van Parys, Hélène Jouet, Charlotte Zimmermann |
| Music | Clémence Ducreux, Yves Bémelmans |
| Sound | Yves Bémelmans, Clémence Ducreux |
| Costume design | Laetitia Bouix, Laetitia Guiral, Natascha Matheuwezen |
| Makeup | Laetitia Bouix, Natascha Matheuwezen, Laetitia Guiral |
| Hairstyling | Laetitia Bouix, Natascha Matheuwezen, Laetitia Guiral |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Apr 23, 2025 / 12
Canada / May 16, 2025
Germany / Jul 31, 2025 / 12
United Kingdom / Oct 03, 2025 / 15
Digital
France / Mar 10, 2026 / Canal+
TV
Slovakia / Feb 02, 2026 / 12 / STVR Jednotka
France / Mar 10, 2026 / Canal+
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