Back Home (2019 film)

{{Short description|2019 French film}}

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| director = Jessica Palud

| screenplay = Diastème
Philippe Lioret
Jessica Palud

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| starring = Niels Schneider
Adèle Exarchopoulos

| cinematography = Victor Seguin

| editing = Thomas Marchand

| music = Mathilda Cabezas
Augustin Charnet

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| released = {{Film date|2019}}

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| country = France

| language = French

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Back Home ({{Langx|fr|Revenir}}) is a 2019 French drama film co-written and directed by Jessica Palud, in her feature film debut. It is based on the novel L'amour sans le faire by Serge Joncour.{{cite news |last1=van Hoeij |first1=Boyd |title=‘Back Home’ (‘Revenir’): Film Review {{!}} Venice 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/back-home-revenir-review-1235905/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 September 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Romney |first1=Jonathan |title=‘Back Home’ (‘Revenir’): Venice Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/back-home-revenir-venice-review/5142450.article |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=Screen International|date=2 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Review: Back Home |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/377332/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=Cineuropa |date=2 September 2019 |language=en}}

The film was entered into the Horizons competition at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the prize for best screenplay.{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=‘Joker’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, Roman Polanski Takes Runner-Up Prize |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/venice-film-festival-awards-announced-live-updates-1203327388/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=Variety |date=7 September 2019}}

== Plot ==

Thomas returns to his childhood home to find out that his mother is dying and forms a bond with his brother's widow.

== Cast ==

• Niels Schneider as Thomas Moreno
• Adèle Exarchopoulos as Mona
• Roman Coustère Hachez as Alex
• Patrick d'Assumçao as Michel Moreno
• Hélène Vincent as Catherine Moreno
• Franck Falise as Marco
• Jonathan Couzinié as Eric
• Catherine Salée as the nurse