Red Rocks (French: Les Roches Rouges) is a 2026 coming-of-age docudrama film written, edited and directed by Bruno Dumont. It follows five-year-old Geo (Kaylon Lancel) and his group of friends scrambling over the red rocks of the French Riviera and swimming in the Mediterranean.
The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May. It will be released theatrically in France by Les Films du Losange on 23 September.
Cast
Kaylon Lancel as Géo Kelsie Verdeilles as Eve Louise Podolski as Manon Mohamed Coly as Rouben Alessandro Piquera as B Meryl Pires as Do
Production The film was shot in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Shot with non-professional infant actors, the film adopts a quasi-documentary approach.
Release The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, alongside a masterclass by the filmmaker. It will have its North American premiere at the Currents section of the 2026 New York Film Festival.
It will be released theatrically in France by Les Films du Losange on 23 September. Luxbox will handle international sales.
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