Experiencing Interruptions?

Stronger.

Eva and Ben, a young, free and modern couple, approach their breakup softly. Their paths separate, once again in search of the intensity of the first sight. The latency of the world re-establishes itself, the nightclubs fill up with these hundreds of possible lives to experience with these strangers. Through his camera, Ben captures them, fascinated by this suspended moment. That of the first meeting, of its intensity, obsessed by the desire to relive it even more strongly.

  • Léandre Vivier
    Director
  • Léandre Vivier
    Writer
  • Lou Camille
    Producer
  • Pierre Beck
    Key Cast
    "Ben"
  • Léa Issert
    Key Cast
    "Éva"
  • Dan Andrìc
    Cinematographer
  • Guilhem Paget-Latger
    Sound recording
  • Nathan Dufresnoy
    Sound mixer
  • Adrien Meyer
    Sound designer
  • Margaux Bennini
    Set designer
  • Manon Chapuis
    Costume designer
  • Chjara Martinez
    Hair make-up designer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Plus fort.
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    32,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    17:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Sisteria Films
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Léandre Vivier

An atypical career, Léandre Vivier first shines with a
career in the world of gastronomy, but
passionate about audiovisual and directing, it was in
2019 that he undertook the production of his first self-produced short
film. His following projects, meanwhile,
made their way to festivals, winning
a few awards in particular for “Ce qu’il nous reste”.
After joining the Artifex studio in 2020 in the
direction of actors section, he directed “Astronautes”
which was among the finalists of the 12th edition of the
Nikon film festival and would in turn win
distinctions at festivals.
Captivated by the power of human relationships, by
the beauty of transcended bodies and questioned by the
excesses of his generation, Léandre has been refining the story of “Plus fort” for 2 years.

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Director Statement

Constantly seeking the best, the most intense, the strongest.
“Plus fort.” is this couple who break up too quickly, attracted by this desire to relive the transcendent beginnings of a magnificently violent encounter.
“Plus fort.” is a chronicle of today’s romances, of these characters evolving in a world full of freedoms, of choices that make certainties difficult to build. Couples open up, possibilities grow, doubts settle in on everything. And the characters confront one of the most incisive ideas of our generation: how to be sure not to have missed something else: the good life, the good relationship?
Éva and Ben, it’s me, it’s us. Lost in these new models with their new rules. Characters, seeking constant transcendence, locked between the walls of Parisian clubs, brushing their fingers every night at the hundreds of lives they could live with these strangers.
Searching again and again for the intensity of the first moments, powerful, intense, out of time, far from the latency of the real world.
Searching, dancing, trying.
Through the spectrum of this modern couple, and their sweet breakup: the world of a generation that doubts and wants to live,
Always stronger.