Disastermoviestendtoinhabittheclose-but-not-too-closerealmofthe‘whatif?’,butQuentinReynaud’stautdramaevokesarealitythatispainfullyimmediate,astheworldcombustsaroundus.AlexLutz(recentlyseenasthesoninGasparNoé’sVortex)playsamandeterminedtoescapewithhiselderlyfather(theineffableAndréDussollier)fromawildfirethatisrapidlyapproachingtheirforestedareaofsouthernFrance.
Thepairknowallthelocalroads,andthesecretdetours,butwhentheyarecaughtinadeadend,theyseemtoberunningoutofpossibleexits.Atonceroadmovie,claustrophobicjeopardythrillerandportraitofapricklybuttenderfather-sonrelationship,thisfinelyactedandexecutedfilmexpertlylaysontheheat.
