2026, 67 min.

prepremiere screening, film without Polish distribution

Awards and selections: Cannes Film Festival 2026 – Closing Film of the Directors’ Fortnight section
Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Country: France

[IN-PERSON SCREENING]

An absurdist 3D micro-comedy-drama in which Quentin Dupieux questions the very foundations of our reality. A surreal miniature about simulation, absurdity, and the limits of human perceptual stability.

One morning, Jacky (Alain Chabat) pays an unexpected visit to his acquaintance Bruno (Jonathan Cohen) to share a shocking discovery: human existence is nothing more than an intricately constructed computer simulation. This seemingly absurd revelation quickly sets off an avalanche of absurd dialogues, paranoid hypotheses, and existential anxieties. The French master of cinematic absurdity creates a digitally generated, darkly humorous fable in which everyday life continually collides with surreal metaphysics.

«This is the Dupieux I love. He has a rough idea and sees where it takes him. A beautiful shitpost.»
– Łukasz Mikołajczyk, Immersja, Filmweb capsule review 

«Dupieux once again delivers a brilliant, darkly humorous masterpiece of absurdity, turning conventions upside down.»
– Cinopsis, read the full review here 

«Classic Dupieux – everything you could want from the perfect morning screening. Animation reminiscent of the 2D era, a comedy about the simulation of the world, with enough room in the mix to poke fun at big tech executives.»
– Filip Mańka, Immersja, Filmweb capsule review 

Quentin Dupieux

French director, screenwriter, composer (also known as Mr. Oizo), and cinematographer. One of the most distinctive and prolific figures in contemporary auteur cinema. He is known for his uncompromising absurdist humor and surreal narrative concepts (Rubber, Mandibles, Daaaaaalí!, Yannick).

Tags: comedy, absurdity, 3D animation, science fiction, France, Quentin Dupieux, Alain Chabat, Jonathan Cohen, simulation