Back from a holiday in Spain, Lili, 19, finds that Loïc, her twin brother, has left the house following a row with their father. She disapproves of her parents’ apparently light attitude and is particularly shocked by her father’s reluctance to even talk about the event. Lili desperately waits for a phone call from Loïc but her brother shows no sign of life. It is not long before Lili falls into depression and her condition quickly deteriorates. She won’t eat anymore and is about to die when, at long last, a postcard written and sent by Loïc brings her back to life… –IMDb
PHILIPPE LIORET (1955, Paris) started by being responsible for sound in more than 20 films. In 1994 he made the comedy TOMBÉS DU CIEL, which won him two awards for screenplay and art direction at the San Sebastian Film Festival. After two films starring Sandrine Bonnaire, MADEMOISELLE (Jury Grand Prix at the Moscow Film Festival) and L’ÉQUIPIER (three Césars Award nominations), he was consecrated with JE VAIS BIEN, NE T’EN FAIS PAS (nine Césars Award nominations and a Golden Star for screenplay). 2009 sees the turn of WELCOME (nine Césars Award nominations) presented at the Berlin Film Festival (Prix Europa), and consequently at other festivals, including that of Durban (Awards for best director and best actor). This film also won the Premio Lux in 2009. —venice-days.com