The Balconettes

• Noémie Merlant
• 104 min
• France
• 2024
• Fiction

A bloody, playful, and furiously vengeful feminist takedown of male entitlement—set on a sweltering balcony in Marseille.

In this bold and inventive splatter comedy, Noémie Merlant and Céline Sciamma (co-writer) reunite after their acclaimed collaboration on Portrait of a Lady on Fire to deliver a sharp and darkly funny exploration of rage, desire, and rebellion. Author Nicole, camgirl Ruby, and actress Élise (played by Merlant herself) sweat through a heatwave, lounging on their balcony and daydreaming about the handsome neighbor across the street. But when he invites them over for drinks, the flirtation quickly curdles into something far more sinister – and soon, the blood starts to flow. And that’s just the beginning. Fearless, provocative, and gloriously over-the-top, this riotous feminist revenge fantasy dismantles patriarchal oppression with style, wit, and a gleeful appetite for chaos – where not even death is enough to silence the men haunting these women’s lives.

- Johan Blomqvist

• Komedi
• Våld
• Utmanande
• Feminism
• Makt
• Satir
• Omskakande