Nino (2025 film)

• Théodore Pellerin as Nino • William Lebghil • Salomé Dewaels • Jeanne Balibar • Camille Rutherford • Estelle Meyer • Victoire Du Bois • Mathieu Amalric ==Production==

Loquès's full-length directorial debut, the film was shot in fall 2024 in Paris. ==Release==

The film premiered in the Critics' Week program at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, It was screened in the Platform Prize program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2025. The film competed in the 'Progressive Cinema Competition - Visions for the World of Tomorrow' section of the 20th Rome Film Festival in October 2025. ==Critical response==

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote that "Nino is not a film that tugs at the heartstrings. It is quietly observant, encouraging a feeling of intimacy through extensive use of close-ups and the comforting anonymity to be found in a big city. Exposing Nino to friends, family and the wisdom of strangers (including a brief cameo from Mathieu Almaric) gently leads him down a path towards choosing life. Pellerin successfully inhabits Nino's diffidence and reserve, but his modest smiles and fond looks effectively convey how the character gradually warms up." ==References==