THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN / C'EST LE MONDE A L'ENVERS ! / СВІТ ДОГОРИ ДРИҐОМ

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 26
1 min read

2024 / 105' / feature / France, Belgium

When a record-breaking heatwave strikes France, everything comes to a halt: no more water, no electricity, no internet… Stanislas, a wealthy Parisian trader, loses everything, including his fortune. He, who hates the countryside, is forced to take refuge with his wife and son on a farm he had acquired for speculative reasons.

But upon arrival, he faces Patrick and his family, the farmers who work the land and who have no intention of giving up the farm…

In this world turned upside down, the two families, opposed in every way, must coexist to survive, and create a new future together.

Screenings schedule:

October 1, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon Hall

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DIRECTOR - NICOLAS VANIER

Biography

Born in Senegal in 1962, Nicolas Vanier grew up on the farm belonging to his grandfather in Sologne where he developed his feeling for the ecology of nature and his love for animals. Among his best-known films are The Last Trapper (2002), Belle and Sebastian (2013), and School of Life (2017). His storytelling blends documentary attention to nature with cinematic narrative, celebrating ecological values and the beauty of the wilderness.

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