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Mélanie Thierry & Gilles Lellouche in Thriller 'Suddenly' Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
December 11, 2023
Source: YouTube

"Do you enjoy blocking the view?" Studiocanal Intl. has revealed an official trailer for a French romantic survival thriller called Suddenly, shortened from the original French title which translates to Suddenly Alone. It just opened earlier this December in France but there's still no US date confirmed - except it early next year. "Nothing can separate us." Based on the French-language novel Soudain Seuls, follows a couple that must fight for survival after they become stranded on an island which was supposed to be their dream journey. A new survival film by Thomas Bidegain, the acclaimed screenwriter of A Prophet and Rust and Bone, starring Gilles Lellouche and Mélanie Thierry. The two end up stranded on a deserted island of the coast of Chile and wake to discover their boat has disappeared. How will they make it through this? How will it change their relationship? Watch and find out. This looks like an emotionally thrilling survival story.

Here's the full international trailer (+ poster) for Thomas Bidegain's Suddenly, direct from YouTube:

Vincent & Laura are a passionate but volatile couple who embark on a round-the-world sailing adventure to give their relationship a new start. They decide to explore a vast deserted island which they discover off the coast of Chile. Caught in a violent storm, they shelter in an abandoned whaling station for the night but wake up the next morning to find their boat has disappeared. Stranded in a hostile environment with no means of communication, dwindling supplies and winter approaching they must work together in a life & death battle for survival, that will change their relationship forever. Suddenly, also known as Soudain Seuls (translating to Suddenly Alone) in French, is directed by French screenwriter / filmmaker Thomas Bidegain, directing his second film after making Les Cowboys previously, plus a writer on Rust and Bone, The Bélier Family, Dheepan, Racer and the Jailbird, Eiffel, Stillwater, Paris 13th District, and Notre-Dame on Fire. The screenplay is by Thomas Bidegain and Valentine Monteil, adapted from Isabelle Autissier's novel of the same name. This just released in France this December. No US release date is set - stay tuned.

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