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The Unknown

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David Zimmerman, almost 40, is a photographer but no one knows it. When friends drag him to a wild party, he spots a woman in the crowd and can’t take his eyes off her, he follows her… A few hours later, David wakes up: he’s in the body of the unknown woman.

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Mark Hanson Slant Magazine Sep 13, 2026
3/4
The film is an intensely existential tale about our relationship to our bodies. Go to Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker May 28, 2026
I was moved and ultimately captivated by the director Arthur Harari’s insistence on treating the loss of identity as grist for tragedy rather than farce, and taken with his leap into uncharted terrain. Go to Full Review Zachary Lee TheWrap May 27, 2026
It leaves you with dread burrowed so deep, the only way to be free is to self-flagellate. Go to Full Review Kayleigh Donaldson Pajiba 3 days ago
Harari hasn’t made things easy for himself, adapting a comic he co-wrote with his brother and swinging for the fences. It works more often than it doesn’t, but its opacity leaves one wondering if there’s as much to this story as we’ve been led to believe. Go to Full Review Nick Johnston Vanyaland 3 days ago
It lacks weight, too emotionally stilted to have a visceral impact, with intensely aestheticized archetypal characters about as deep as puddles and barely recognizable as human. Go to Full Review Deniz Arslan Battle Royale With Cheese Sep 14, 2026
8/10
A haunting and unexpectedly absorbing take on body-swapping, elevated by Léa Seydoux’s magnetic performance, striking cinematography, and an atmosphere that lingers long after the film ends. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Arthur Harari

Director

Léa Seydoux

Actor

Niels Schneider

Actor

Valérie Dréville

Actor

Lilith Grasmug

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Radu Jude

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Synopsis David Zimmerman, almost 40, is a photographer but no one knows it. When friends drag him to a wild party, he spots a woman in the crowd and can’t take his eyes off her, he follows her… A few hours later, David wakes up: he’s in the body of the unknown woman.
Director
Arthur Harari
Screenwriter
Arthur Harari, Lucas Harari, Vincent Poymiro
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
French
Runtime
2h 19m
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