Love Me Tender (2025 film)

Love Me Tender
Directed byAnna Cazenave Cambet
Written byAnna Cazenave Cambet
Based onLove Me Tender by Constance Debré
Produced byRaphaëlle Delauche
Nicolas Sanfaute
StarringVicky Krieps
Antoine Reinartz
Viggo Ferreira-Redier
Monia Chokri
CinematographyKristy Baboul
Edited byJoris Laquittant
Music byMaxence Dussère
Production
company
Novoprod
Release date
  • 20 May 2025 (2025-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Love Me Tender is 2025 a French drama film written and directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet,[1] based on the 2020 novel by Constance Debré.[2] It stars Vicky Krieps as Clémence, a woman fighting her ex-husband Laurent (Antoine Reinartz) for custody of their son Paul (Viggo Ferreira-Redier) after starting a new relationship with Sarah (Monia Chokri).

The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, where it was also nominated for the Queer Palm.

Plot

Clémence, a woman who has been separated for several years from her husband Laurent, shares joint custody of their son Paul, however, after she starting a new relationship with Sarah, Laurent attempts to cut her off from their son.[2]

Cast

Release

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

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