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  • Academy 2
  • 1 h 38 m
  • Academy 2
  • 1 h 38 m
The Divide

Summary Raf (Valéria Bruni Tedeschi) and Julie (Marina Foïs), a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an Emergency Department close to asphyxiation on the evening of a major 'yellow vests' protest in Paris. Their encounter with Yann (Pio Marmaï), an injured and angry demonstrator, will shatter their certainties and prejudices. O...

Directed By: Catherine Corsini

Written By: Agnès Feuvre, Laurette Polmanss, Catherine Corsini

  • Academy 2
  • 1 h 38 m
  • Academy 2
  • 1 h 38 m

The Divide

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
61
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Summary Raf (Valéria Bruni Tedeschi) and Julie (Marina Foïs), a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an Emergency Department close to asphyxiation on the evening of a major 'yellow vests' protest in Paris. Their encounter with Yann (Pio Marmaï), an injured and angry demonstrator, will shatter their certainties and prejudices. O...

Directed By: Catherine Corsini

Written By: Agnès Feuvre, Laurette Polmanss, Catherine Corsini

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
61
38% Positive
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63% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
61
38% Positive
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63% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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84
Jul 16, 2021
Appraising her country’s various ills with a healthy dose of Gallic gallows humor, the filmmaker has delivered a kind of screwball comedy full of physical gags, rat-a-tat dialogue and intricate choreography that veers towards a weightier third act while offering plenty of belly laughs along the way.
By Ben Croll FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 16, 2021
The characters can be so grating, watching The Divide feels like sticking your head in the garbage disposal. But as unwieldy as the multi-tentacled narrative can be — just think of the logistics required to stage it! — the experience adds up to something unshakeable.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 16, 2021
Even though it sometimes feels as if Corsini is trying to keep too many plates spinning, the whole risky exercise pays off to provocative effect.
By Jonathan Romney FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 26, 2021
In The Divide, everybody is knowingly designed as a caricature, and its political ideas feel all the more shallow for it.
By Alistair Ryder FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 16, 2021
Corsini keeps up the anxiety, jumping from scene to scene and person to person with a giddy, nervous energy that at least promises the film, as annoying as it might be, is never boring.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 16, 2021
Marrying the discord of romantic separation and social unrest, The Divide is a tiresome frustration of a film whose advocacy for across-the-aisle bonding rings false and flimsy, even in its most pleasant moments.
By Caroline Tsai FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 16, 2021
This is a well-intentioned film with some forthright performances, although there’s a fair bit of actorly shouting going on and the smiley spaciness of Bruni-Tedeschi can sometimes feel a bit affected.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Chaz Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Le Pacte, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), SofiTVCiné 8, Cinémage 15, Cinéaxe 2
Duration 1 h 38 m
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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