The Rapture

Lydia (Hafsia Herzi), a caring young midwife, drifts through Paris after the relationship with her boyfriend falls apart. When her best friend Salomé (Nina Meurisse) becomes pregnant, Lydia spirals out of control, relentlessly throwing herself into her work at the maternity ward, while secretly obsessing over a one-night stand with Milos (Alexis Manenti). After taking worrisome risks with the delivery of Salomé’s baby, Lydia helps out by babysitting while simultaneously spinning a web of lies that has dire consequences. Anchored by a beautifully subtle yet powerful performance by Hafsia Herzi, THE RAPTURE combines the tense, suspenseful elements of a procedural with an intimate view of Lydia’s solitary existence and her ultimate unraveling. -The BLOCK Museum of Art

The first feature film by French director Iris Kaltenbäck, THE RAPTURE premiered at the 2023 Cannes Critics’ Week where it won the Prix SACD and also win the Lumiere Award for Best First Film.

ONE SHOW ONLY • Wednesday, August 21 @ 8PM in Avalon 1