



This Cannes 2026 selection revisits the final days of Samuel Paty, the teacher whose 2020 murder shocked France. Antoine Reinartz stars in a harrowing portrait of institutional failures, cowardice, and the solitude of abandonment.
Cannes 2026
true story drama
institutional critique
French cinema
Tips
🎬"abandonments, dysfunctions, cowardice, or naiveties" — director Vincent Garenq
🎭Antoine Reinartz (Anatomy of a Fall) stars as Samuel Paty
📅theatrical release May 13, 2026
Friday, June 12
L’Abandon
June 12 at 12am
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This Cannes 2026 selection revisits the final days of Samuel Paty, the teacher whose 2020 murder shocked France. Antoine Reinartz stars in a harrowing portrait of institutional failures, cowardice, and the solitude of abandonment.
Cannes 2026
true story drama
institutional critique
French cinema
Tips
🎬"abandonments, dysfunctions, cowardice, or naiveties" — director Vincent Garenq
🎭Antoine Reinartz (Anatomy of a Fall) stars as Samuel Paty
📅theatrical release May 13, 2026
Friday, June 12
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