Ari

France, Belgium | 2025 | 88 min

Language: French

Subtitles: English

Suitable for audiences aged 12 and above

Director(s): Léonor Serraille

Script: Léonor Serraille

Cast: Andranic Manet, Pascal Rénéric, Eva Lallier, Ryad Ferrad,Théo Delezenne, Lomane de Dietrich, Mikaël-Don Giancarli, Clémence Coullon

Production: Geko Films, Blue Monday Productions

Distribution: Be for Films

Drama

Female Director Softies Friendship Matter of Mind Parenthood Queer Family

Screenings:

As Ari recovers from a career-pausing personal breakdown, he comes to realize that nobody has their life entirely assembled, and “Ari” emerges as an optimistic but unsentimental paean to working with what parts you have. Premiering in competition at Berlin, this unusual, deftly structured character study is light on plot in the conventional sense — but holds attention with staggered revelations that feel less like conveniently withheld narrative gambits than a person gradually taking stock of their past and present. Following Serraille’s lovely, underseen sophomore effort “Mother and Son” (a swerve towards classicism that her latest meets halfway), it confirms the Frenchwoman’s humane, idiosyncratic gaze and limited interest in standard story shapes.

Guy Lodge, [Variety](https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/ari-review-1236308990/)