The Balconettes

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The Balconettes

2025,

1h 44m,

Comedy/

Horror

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As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighborhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.

Critics Consensus

A Gallic farce that wildly veers between tones with a feminist undercurrent throughout, The Balconettes marks a promising creative progression for director-and-star Noémie Merlant.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Oct 21, 2024

4/5

Merlant’s film isn’t being unladylike: rather, it’s asserting that ladylike is what all of these things really are, and it’s high time cinema admitted it.

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Hannah Strong

Little White Lies

May 24, 2024

But a gimmicky supernatural element somewhat undermines the more serious message, and there’s a sense that the film could have perhaps been kept to a tight 90 minutes, as it runs out of steam in the back half.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

May 24, 2024

The components are there: a strong ensemble, mostly sturdy camerawork, and an intriguing premise. But the parts rarely add up to a satisfying whole, and so the potential of “The Balconettes” is left annoyingly hanging in the air.

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

Aug 31, 2025

For all of the genre-straddling goings-on, which will almost certainly make it harder for this film to find a large and receptive audience, there’s enough bizarre energy and ambition here to make The Balconettes oddly, dementedly appealing.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 28, 2025

3/4

An ambitious project for a freshman effort, The Balconettes finds Merlant experimenting with a variety of tones and stylistic modes without losing focus on her thematic and narrative throughlines.

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Aug 23, 2025

B-

boasts a colorful cast and sexy summertime vibe, but Merlant's midway shift is bumpy on her way to a feminist call to arms finale.

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Synopsis

As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighborhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.

Director: Noémie Merlant
Producer: Pierre Guyard
Screenwriter: Noémie Merlant, Céline Sciamma
Distributor: The Forge
Production Co: Nord-Ouest Films
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m

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