
Feature film — 2023
Cheers to Joy (2023)
March 2020. Véra makes a quick trip to Paris to feed a friend’s fish and water her plants while she’s hospitalized with a mild case of Covid. France is already abuzz with rumors of the spreading virus. But instead of hopping on a train back to Montpellier, as planned, she impulsively lies to her fiancé and says all trains have been canceled and she’s stuck in Paris… just as everyone else is hightailing it out of the city and the entire country goes into lockdown. So Véra holes up in her friend’s apartment, relieved to have a bit of quiet time to herself. Then she crosses paths with Sam — a chance meeting that changes her life.
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Stromboli Films / ARTE
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Director: Jérôme Bonnell
On screen
Cast & crew

Pablo Pauly
Sam Berthier

Amel Charif
Véra Clément

Marc Citti
Mr. Doriaz

Charlotte Laemmel
Muriel

Anne Suarez
Lulu

Raphael Acloque
Mehdi

Olga Mouak
Mehdi

Gaëtan Peau
Maître Olivet

Caroline Baehr
Véra's mother (voice)

Marie Desgranges
Hortense Beloeil (voice)
