Ablaze

What it’s about

Karine and Jimmy Bouvier have been together for twenty years and have two children. She works in a factory; he drives a truck and is trying to grow his small business. When the Yellow Vests movement emerges, Karine is drawn to its collective anger and hope for change. Her growing commitment starts to upset the couple's balance.

What hooks you

Virginie Efira and Arieh Worthalter play the couple, with Loup Pinard as their son. Thomas Kruithof directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Baptiste Delafon.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who like domestic tensions colliding with wider social unrest, and who appreciate contemporary French stories about ordinary people under pressure.