It's Only the End of the World

After years of absence Louis returns home to announce to his mother and the other members of his family that he is soon going to die.

Juste la fin du monde
Canada 2016
  • Czech
97 min.
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  • This film is available until 31. 3. 2026 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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After a several-year absence writer Louis returns home to announce to his family that he is soon going to die. But his welcome into the fold is somewhat different than he anticipated. His mother, younger sister and particularly his older brother are too caught up in their private worlds and their trivial frustration to notice anyone except themselves. So it’s hardly likely that they’ll interpret the return of the prodigal son as anything else than his decision to come back to gloat about his own successes. Everyone finds a reason to blame Louis for something he did in the past, and time slips by in a spate of quarrels and bitter recriminations, despite the visitor’s attempts at conciliation. After Mommy, honoured at Cannes in 2014 (Jury Prize), 27-year-old Canadian Xavier Dolan returned to the competition with an adaptation of the play by acclaimed French dramatist Jean-Luc Lagarce (1957–1995), for which he secured the collaboration of a superb cast. Despite a controversial reception from the critics, on this occasion cinema’s “child prodigy” took away Cannes’ Grand Prix, the festival’s second highest award.

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Credits
Director: Xavier Dolan
Based on: Jean-Luc Lagarce
Screenplay: Xavier Dolan
Cinematography: André Turpin
Music: Gabriel Yared
Sound: Sylvain Brassard
Editing: Xavier Dolan
Production Design: Colombe Raby
Producer: Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan, Sylvain Corbeil, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Michel Merkt
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel, Antoine DesRochers, William Boyce Blanchette, Sasha Samar, Arthur Couillard, Patricia Tulasne
Awards

Cannes Film Festival

2016 – Xavier Dolan (Grand Prize of the Jury)

Cannes Film Festival

2016 – Xavier Dolan (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)

César Awards

2017 – Xavier Dolan (Best Director)

César Awards

2017 – Gaspard Ulliel (Best Actor)

César Awards

2017 – Xavier Dolan (Best Editing)

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  • This film is available until 31. 3. 2026 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.