The Lake (2025 film)

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The Lake
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Festival poster
French Le Lac
Directed by Fabrice Aragno
Screenplay byFabrice Aragno
Produced by
  • Fabrice Aragno
  • Françoise Mayor
Starring
Cinematography
  • Joseph Areddy
  • Fabrice Aragno
Edited by
  • Chloé Andreadaki
  • Fabrice Aragno
Production
companies
Distributed byAdok Films
Release dates
  • 14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)(Locarno)
  • 24 June 2026 (2026-06-24)(Switzerland)
Running time
75 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
Language
  • French

The Lake (French : Le Lac) is a 2025 Swiss drama film written and directed by Fabrice Aragno. The film is about a couple, who with everything they have, throws themselves into a sailing race lasting several days and nights on a large lake. [1] [2]

Contents

The film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 14 August 2025, in the Main Competition section, where it competes for the Golden Leopard. [3] It will be released in Switzerland on 24 June 2026 by Adok Films. [4]

Cast

Release

The Lake had its World Premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 14 August 2025, and competed for Golden Leopard. [5] [6]

On 17 October 2025, the film competed in the International Competition at the Doclisboa. [7] [8] and in New Directors Competition at the São Paulo International Film Festival and had screening on 16 October 2025. [9]

On 28 October 2025, the film will be showcased at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival in 'World Focus' section. [10] [11]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Locarno Film Festival 16 August 2025 Golden Leopard The LakeNominated [12]
Junior Jury AwardsFirst Prize [13]
Ecumenical Prize: Special MentionWon

References

  1. ↑ "The Lac". Locarno Film Festival . 8 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Aragno, Fabrice (9 July 2025). "The Lake". Cineuropa . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Mona Tabbara (8 July 2025). "Locarno unveils 2025 line-up including premieres of Radu Jude's 'Dracula', Kamal Aljafari's 'With Hasan In Gaza'". ScreenDaily . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Lake". Swiss Films. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Szalai, Georg (8 July 2025). "'Dracula' by Radu Jude, David Lynch-Exec Produced 'Happy Worker' Set for Locarno Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Del Don, Giorgia (9 July 2025). "Locarno announces the selection of its highly anticipated competition". Cineuropa . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Vieira, Teresa (30 September 2025). "Doclisboa unveils the full line-up for its 23rd edition". Cineuropa . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Le Lac". Doclisboa . 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Lake". São Paulo International Film Festival . Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "TIFF: Full lineup: The Lake". Tokyo International Film Festival. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Naman Ramachandran (1 October 2025). "Fan Bingbing's 'Mother Bhumi,' Zhang Ziyi's 'She Has No Name' Among Selections as Tokyo Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup". Variety . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Marta Balaga (8 July 2025). "Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche Head to Locarno as Swiss Fest Announces Lineup, An 'Ambitious and Exciting Edition'". Variety . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Georg Szalai (16 August 2025). "Locarno Film Festival Top Award Goes to 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' by Sho Miyake". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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