Islands
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42% Critic Match

Islands

4.2 / 10 2017 23mNR French
DramaFantasyHorrorRomance

Storyline

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

Cast & Crew

SA

Sarah-Megan Allouch

Circé

Lead
MM

Mathilde Mennetrier

La jeune fille

AM

Alphonse Maitrepierre

Le garçon

RM

Romain Merle

Le monstre

Simone Thiébaut

Simone Thiébaut

Simon

Thomas Ducasse

Thomas Ducasse

Nassim

Félix Maritaud

Félix Maritaud

Un branleur

PC

Pierre-Ange Carlotti

Un branleur

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yann Gonzalez's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Islands is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker