Coma (2022 movie)

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Coma
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Screenplay by
  • Bertrand Bonello
Produced by
  • Justin Taurand
  • Bertrand Bonello
  • Felix de Givry
  • Ugo Bienvenu
Starring
CinematographyAntoine Parouty
Edited byGabrielle Stemmer
Music byBertrand Bonello
Production
companies
  • Les Films du Bélier
  • My New Picture
  • Remembers Production
Distributed by
  • New Story (France)
  • Best Friend Forever (Belgium)
Release dates
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Coma is a 2022 French film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. The film made its world premiere at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival competing in the Encounters section on 12 February 2022,[2][3] where it won the FIPRESCI Award. This was the last movie filmed by actor Gaspard Ulliel and the first movie to be released after his death.[4][5][2] The film mixes animation and live action and tells the story of a teenage girl who is locked up in her house during a global health crisis and navigates between dreams and reality, until she starts following a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma.[2] It stars Louise Labèque, Julia Faure, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste, Louis Garrel and Anaïs Demoustier. The film will be released in theaters in France on 16 November 2022.[1]

Cast[change | change source]

Marketing[change | change source]

The first image showing Louise Labèque, the full cast and plot details were revealed on 2 February 2022.[2]

Two clips from the film titled "Catatonie" and "Cullen" were released on 10 February 2022.[6] The clip titled "Cullen" featured the voices of Gaspard Ulliel and Laetitia Casta as the dolls Scott and Sharon, respectively.[7]

Belgian distributor Best Friend Forever released a poster[8] and an exclusive 20-second teaser trailer for the film on their Instagram account on 11 February 2022.[9]

On 16 February 2022, Best Friend Forever released on their Instagram account a new 9-second clip featuring Louise Labèque playing an electronic device similar to Rubik's Cube.[10]

Release[change | change source]

On 2 February 2022, it was announced that Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever had bought the film.[11]

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2022.[3] New Story will release the film in theaters in France on 16 November 2022.[1]

Awards and nominations[change | change source]

Award / Film Festival Category Recipient(s) Result
2022 Berlin Film Festival Encounters Bertrand Bonello Nominated[3]
FIPRESCI Award Bertrand Bonello Won[12]
2022 Istanbul Film Festival Golden Tulip Bertrand Bonello Nominated[13]
2022 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival Golden Lady Harimaguada Award for Best Feature Film Bertrand Bonello Nominated[14][15]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Des distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups" [Distributors adjust their line-ups]. Boxoffice Pro (in French). 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pearce, Leonard (2 February 2022). "First Look and Plot Details for Bertrand Bonello's Coma, Premiering at Berlinale". The Film Stage.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Berlinale | Programme - Coma". Berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Roos, Gautier (24 December 2021). "INFO CHAOS – Avant " La bête ", Bertrand Bonello a réalisé un film-surprise intitulé " Coma "" [INFO CHAOS – Before “The Beast”, Bertrand Bonello made a surprise film entitled “Coma”]. Chaos Reign (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Roos, Gautier (25 December 2021). "[INTERVIEW BERTRAND BONELLO] Le grand entretien chaos" [[INTERVIEW BERTRAND BONELLO] The Great Chaos Interview]. Chaos Reign (in French). Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Coma new clip official "Catatonie" from Berlin Film Festival 2022 - 1/2". YouTube. 10 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Coma new clip official "Cullen" from Berlin Film Festival 2022 - 2/2". YouTube. 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Best Friend Forever (11 February 2022). "Bertrand Bonello's new film COMA! World premiere this week-end in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  9. ↑ Best Friend Forever (11 February 2022). "Check out the exclusive teaser for Bertrand Bonello's new film COMA! World premiere this week-end in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  10. ↑ Best Friend Forever (16 February 2022). ""Beware of other's dreaming. Never get caught in another's dream" - Gilles Deleuze. COMA by Bertrand Bonello World-Premiere in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  11. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (2 February 2022). "Bertrand Bonello's Berlinale Film 'Coma' Acquired by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  12. ↑ "Two Silver Bears for French cinema at the 72nd Berlinale". UniFrance. 17 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Christensen, Tina Jøhnk (15 April 2022). "Istanbul Film Festival Kicks off with "Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush"". Golden Globes.
  14. ↑ Rivera, Alfonso (21 April 2022). "95 films to be screened at the 21st Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Festival". Cineuropa.
  15. ↑ "The 21FICLPGC's Official Feature Film Section starts tomorrow". Festival Internacional de Cine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 24 April 2022.

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