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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Residence
"What if her AI decided to take control?"
2025 1h 50m FR
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★6.4TMDB · 114★5.9IMDB · 535
ThrillerScience FictionDrama
Synopsis
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In the near future, during a health crisis, novelist Clarissa Katsef visits the Ludovico Foundation housing complex in search of inspiration. With the help of her AI assistant Dalloway, she finds fresh inspiration as she immerses herself in her writing.
“What if her AI decided to take control?”
Cast
Mylène Farmer
Dalloway (voice)
Cécile de France
Clarissa
Anna Mouglalis
Anne Dewinter
Lars Mikkelsen
Mathias Nielsen
Frédéric Pierrot
Antoine
Douglas Grauwels
Freya Mavor
Mia White
Mark Irons
Directeur
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yann Gozlan
- Writers
- Thomas Kruithof, Nicolas Bouvet, Yann Gozlan
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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ERA
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Released last year.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yann Gozlan, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Valentin Féron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mylène Farmer and Cécile de France and Anna Mouglalis carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What if her AI decided to take control?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yann Gozlan directs. Manuel Dacosse behind the camera. Philippe Rombi scores. Valentin Féron cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released last year.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 4Directed by Yann Gozlan, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Valentin Féron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Mylène Farmer and Cécile de France and Anna Mouglalis carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What if her AI decided to take control?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt32792395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 9 themes, including "suicide", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)", "based on novel or book", "paranoia".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Manuel Dacosse
- Original score
- Philippe Rombi
- Editing
- Valentin Féron
- Makeup / hair
- Kaatje Van Damme
- VFX supervisor
- Denis Tassenoy
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB rating
- 5.9/10 · 535 votes
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Yann Gozlan
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Mandarin Cinéma
FR
Gaumont
FR
La Compagnie Cinématographique
BE
Panache Productions
BE
Key crew
- CastingMichaël Bier
- Boom OperatorCéline Bodson
- Sound MixerArmance Durix
- Second Assistant CameraGuillaume Augeri
- First Assistant DirectorNatalie Engelstein
- First Assistant CameraOlivier Servais
- BookTatiana De Rosnay
- ProducerNicolas Altmayer
- ProducerEric Altmayer
- Assistant ScriptLouise Loly
- Assistant Costume DesignerRegina van Eijden
- ElectricianRobin Baudour
- ElectricianJulien De Smet
- ElectricianAntoine Doyen
- ElectricianEmilie Guéret
- ElectricianMathieu Storms
- Video Assist OperatorVictor Darimont
- ElectricianMalik Elbartal
- Best Boy ElectricStanislas Etenaille
- GafferEmilien Faroudja
- Key GripCorentin Geisen
- Digital Imaging TechnicianBertrand Glosset
- GripGeraldo Haag
- Second Assistant DirectorCharlotte Cristin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- based on novel or book
- paranoia
- global warming
- writer's block
- drone
- robot
- novelist
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2025-09-17
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International titles
- The residenceUS
