AND NOW ?

Vincent, a jovial and hapless singer, is galvanized when he learns that he will finally go on tour with his band. Then the diagnosis came: stage 4 tongue cancer! Trying treatments begin and affect his autonomy to the point that he is forced to accept the services of Renée, a volunteer verbomotor driver who is easily distracted, and Mike, an overworked rigid home nurse. The more the treatments progress, the more Vincent’s good-naturedness gives way to despair despite the support of Renée and Mike and these new unusual friendships.

Jocelyn Forgues on his film :

It’s a film about cancer, so we’re going to talk about serious illnesses, but it’s still a dramedy. Yes, it’s a drama, it’s not an easy subject to talk about, but there are light moments too. I was greatly inspired by my experience, because I had a cancer of the language, like the main character, and I lent this experience to a fictional character. It’s not an autobiographical film, but in order to be able to delve deeper into the psychology of the character, I was inspired by how I experienced him as a Francophone in a minority situation.

For me, cinema is about emotions that we try to make an audience experience, and I told myself that through this story, there are beautiful emotions to experience. Even if it’s about cancer, it’s not a gloomy film. It’s a film of hope.

Translated from an excerpt of La Rotonde