BAISE-EN-VILLE

US Premiere | France | 2026 | Comedy | 94 min | In French with English subtitles

Directed by: Martin Jauvat
Written by: Martin Jauvat
Produced by: Emmanuel Chaumet (Ecce Films), France 2 Cinéma
Cinematography: Vincent Peugnet
Original Score: Pierre III
Film Editing: Jules Coudignac
Cast: Martin Jauvat (Sprite), Emmanuelle Bercot (Marie-Charlotte), William Lebghil (Walid), Sébastien Chassagne (Ricco), Anaïde Rozam (Safia), Annabelle Lengronne (Laura), Géraldine Pailhas (Sprite’s mother), Michel Hazanavicius (Sprite’s father), Mahaut Adam (Mathilde), Eva Huault (Eva)
International Sales: Ecce Films

Synopsis

Twenty-five-year-old Sprite, has only two months left to get his driver’s license, but doesn’t have the cash for the necessary driving lessons. So he gets a job working for Allo Nettoyo, a post-party, all-night cleaning service in the Paris suburbs. But without a license, he has one hell of a time getting from town to town on public transportation. So his driving instructor (the ever-fearless Emmanuelle Bercot, with her ever-perfect comic timing) turns him onto the tried-and-true “baise-en-ville” technique, which involves hooking up with local girls on dating apps and crashing at their places. However, shy Sprite is no Don Juan and struggles with assuming that role.

Director’s Biography

Autodidact writer/director/actor Martin Jauvat began by directing and producing his own shorts in his hometown of Chelles, an eastern suburb of Paris, and frequently performs in short films, including most of his own. His first professionally-produced short, The Blood in the Vein (2021), was selected to be screened at several film festivals, including the 2022 César short-film competition. His first feature film, Grand Paris, was presented in the ACID program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Baise-en-ville, his second feature, won the 2024 Prix de la Création from the Gan Foundation for Cinema, and premiered in the Critic’s Week section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It will be released in France on January 28, 2026.