Partir un jour

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.