Synopsis:

Alain Guiraudie is one of the most alternative French filmakers in contemporary cinema. This is a road movie, a character in search of an inner transformation, a film that moves between dreams and reality, between adventure and the everyday routine, between comedy and drama. Guiraudie says that Staying Vertical has a clear political position, that of defending life outside the big metropolis: "There is life beyond the big cities". The filmmaker denounces that, from the 80´s onwards, magazines, tv and cinema have given the impression that poor people or farmers have no right to sexuality, not to mention homosexuality. Leo, a young scriptwriter fascinated by wolves, is trying to write a script when he meets Marie, and he ends up wandering around the French interior with their baby, getting past a series of unexpected encounters and doing whatever it takes to remain steadfast. Alain Guiraudie, with a gift in making the scabrous look natural, explores the human complexities and (homo and heterosexual) impulses, balancing naturalism and the oneiric with a lucid sense of humour. Giraudie maintains this is his queerest film to date. Giraudie maintains this is his “queerest” film to date.

2016: Prémios César: Nomeado melhor actor revelação (Damien Bonnard)

2016: Festival de Sevilha: Melhor director

2016: Festival de Cannes: Secção oficial longas-metragens a concurso