SІХ DAYS IN SPRING / SIX JOURS, CE PRINTEMPS-LÀ / ШІСТЬ ДНІВ НАВЕСНІ

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 18
2 min read

Updated: Sep 19

2025 / 92' / feature / Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Despite adversity, Sana wants her twins to have a spring vacation, but all her plans fall through. Together, they decide to stay in a luxury villa on the Riviera, owned by Sana’s former in-laws. Without telling anyone. Six days of sunshine that mark the end of innocence.

DIRECTOR - JOACHIM LAFOSSE

Biography

Joachim Lafosse was born in 1975 in Brussels. A graduate of the IAD, he directed his first feature film – Private Madness – in 2003, selected in the official competition of the Locarno Film Festival. In 2006, he directed two features, Ça rend heureux (selected in competition at Locarno and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Festival Premiers Plans in Angers) and Nue propriété with Isabelle Huppert (in competition at the Venice Film Festival). In 2007, he directed Private Lessons, presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2008.

Joachim Lafosse’s reputation grows from one film to the next, as the national and international renown of Our Children attests (selected for Un Certain Regard, where Emilie Dequenne won the prize for Best Actress). In 2015, he directed The White Knights with a prestigious cast (Vincent Lindon, Valérie Donzelli, Louise Bourgoin, Reda Kateb). The film was presented at Toronto and Saint-Sébastien (Best Director Award).

After Love, starring Bérénice Bejo and Cédric Kahn, was presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2016 and received excellent reviews from both the critics and audiences. In 2018, he returned with Keep Going, with Virginie Efira and Kacey Mottet-Klein, presented at the Venice Mostra. In 2021, he directed The Restless, which he shot with Leïla Bekhti and Damien Bonnard, selected in the official competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Selected filmography