Yannick

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In the middle of a performance of a very bad community theatre production of the play "Le Cocu" (The Cuckold), Yannick, an unhappy spectator, gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back into his own hands.

CUFF favourite Quentin Dupieux (DEERSKIN, RUBBER) returns to the festival with a dark comedy that explores the audience's part in the creation of art with the director's keen eye and trademark wit. In a show-stealing performance, Raphaël Quenard, who made his feature debut in Dupieux’s SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, stars as the working-class security guard, who believes he has the right to express himself: he tells the Thespians that their play sucks and then takes action. YANNICK, one of two movies Dupieux released in 2023, is an absurdist farce that will keep you guessing until its thrilling conclusion.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Locarno Film Festival 2023

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Born in Paris, Quentin Dupieux discovered cinema and bought his first synthesizer at the age of 18. Under the name Mr Oizo, he released his track Flat Beat and albums. In 2007, Dupieux directed, photographed, edited and composed the music for his first feature film, STEAK. He went on to direct the absurdist horror film RUBBER (2010) and comedy WRONG, followed by WRONG COPS (2012), REALITY (2014), KEEP AN EYE OUT (2018), DEERSKIN (2019), MANDIBLES (Venice 2020), INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE (Berlinale 2022), and SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING (Midnight Screening - Cannes 2022). In 2023, YANNICK was presented in Locarno in competition while his film DAAAAAALI! was showcased at Venice a month later.