Directed by Patricia Mazuy (France, 2024, 108 min.). French with English subtitles.

Two of France’s finest actresses—Isabelle Huppert and Hafsia Herzi—deliver riveting performances in this layered, emotionally charged drama from Patricia Mazuy (Paul Sanchez Is Back!; Saturn Bowling). Set against the backdrop of a French prison, Visiting Hours follows the unexpected bond that forms between Alma (Huppert), an elegant woman of means, and Mina (Herzi), a young mother struggling to make ends meet, after a chance meeting during visits to their incarcerated husbands.

Premiering to acclaim at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Visiting Hours confirms Mazuy’s reputation as a master of tonal complexity, fusing elements of melodrama, class critique, and quiet suspense. As the women’s relationship deepens, so too do the cracks between their worlds, leading to a final act that is both explosive and deeply humane.

Visually lush and psychologically sharp, this slow-burn fable of privilege, guilt, and fragile connection builds to a finale that is as surprising as it is inevitable. A film of rich contradictions—and of two unforgettable performances at its core.

“Huppert dazzles.… in the hands of two actresses working wonders with the physicality that ties their characters together, this is the kind of enjoyable French flick that grips you all the way through its winning, winking final shot.” —Variety

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