Partir un jour is a 2021 French short film directed by Amélie Bonnin .
The director later adapted this film into a feature-length movie with the English title Leave One Day which premiered at the opening of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis Julien has just published his first novel. As a soon-to-be father, he returns to Calvados to help his parents move since his father decided to retire. While doing the grocery shopping at the supermarket, he runs into Caroline, a childhood friend who is also pregnant and works as a cashier at the supermarket. They meet up that same evening for an outing to the municipal swimming pool. The unspoken words from the past take shape.
Cast Bastien Bouillon as Julien Beguin Juliette Armanet as Caroline François Rollin as Julien's father Lorella Cravotta as Julien's mother Mélodie Lauret as Backup singer
Songs This short film is a musical, incorporating songs performed by the actors into the action, notably:
by 2Be3, which gave its title to this film; L'Encre de tes yeux by Francis Cabrel; Bye bye by Ménélik, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon; Tu m'oublieras by Régine Zylberberg, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon.
Awards
Honours
Festival 2021: Audience Award for Region Normandy Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: Audience Award 2022: Best Actor Award for Bastien Bouillon César Awards 2023: Best Fiction Short FilmCésar Academy Website
Nominations
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2021Namur French-Speaking Film Festival Website
References
External links Film page on the production company's website.