Kika (2025 film)

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Kika
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Directed by Alexe Poukine
Written by
  • Alexe Poukine
  • Thomas Van Zuylen
Produced by
  • Benoït Roland
  • Alexandre Perrier
  • François-Pierre Clavel
Starring Manon Clavel
CinematographyColin Lévêque
Edited byAgnès Brückert
Music byPierre Desprats
Production
companies
  • Wrong Men
  • Kidam
Distributed by
  • Imagine Films (Belgium)
  • Condor Distribution (France)
Release dates
  • 16 May 2025 (2025-05-16)(Cannes)
  • 25 June 2025 (2025-06-25)(Belgium)
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
LanguageFrench

Kika is a 2025 drama film directed by Alexe Poukine from a screenplay she co-wrote with Thomas Van Zuylen. It is her narrative feature directorial debut. The film stars Manon Clavel in the title role. It is a co-production of France and Belgium.

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The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2025, and will be theatrically released in Belgium on 25 June 2025 by Imagine Films.

Premise

A woman discovers she is pregnant with her second child while facing the death of her partner. [1]

Cast

Production

In July 2024, it was reported that the project received support from Belgian investment fund screen.brussels. [2] Principal photography began on 15 September and concluded on 5 November 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. [3]

Release

Kika had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2025 in the Critics' Week section. [4] Prior to the premiere, Totem Films acquired the film's international sales. [5] It is set to be theatrically released in Belgium on 25 June 2025 by Imagine Films. It will be distributed in French cinemas by Condor Distribution. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (14 April 2025). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2025 Selection – Full List & Details". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (11 July 2024). "screen.brussels supports the first fiction feature by Alexe Poukine". Cineuropa . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (19 September 2024). "The first clapperboard slams on Alexe Poukine's Kika". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (14 April 2025). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2025 Lineup: Sean Baker-Produced 'Left-Handed Girl,' Laura Wandel's 'Adam's Interest' Slated for Sidebar". Variety . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Leffler, Rebecca (14 April 2025). "Totem Films boards international sales for Alexe Poukine's Critics' Week selection 'Kika'". Screen International . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Bardot, Nicolas (18 April 2025). "Cannes 2025 : 1res images pour « Kika » d'Alexe Poukine". Le Polyester (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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