Sextape (French: À genoux les gars) is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Antoine Desrosières [fr].[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] Film critic Lisa Nesselson writing for Screen Daily found the film was "an invaluable and frank conversation-starter in the arena of what constitutes sexual harassment and what can be done about reducing it",[4] while Todd McCarthy writing for The Hollywood Reporter called it "a nugget of truth wrapped in a gross and vulgar package."[5] Its had a theatrical release in France on 6 June 2018.[6]

Sextape
Film poster
Directed byAntoine Desrosières [fr]
Written byAntoine Desrosières
StarringSouad Arsane
Release dates
  • 10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) (France)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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  1. ^ "Antoine Desrosières resurfaces at Cannes with Sextape". Cineuropa. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes 2018. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (10 May 2018). "'Sextape': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Todd (11 May 2018). "'Sextape': Film Review – Cannes 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Cannes 2018 : la sélection Un certain regard". Critique Film (in French). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Cannes 2018: Screen's guide to the Un Certain Regard titles". Screen. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ Mignard, Frédéric (5 May 2018). "Cannes 2018 : A genoux les gars, le viol au coeur d'une comédie". Avoir Alire (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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