What a surprise awaits the hero ofbefore the collapse of Alice Zeniter and Benoît Volnais, campaign manager of a legislative candidate, when he opens an anonymous letter containing a positive pregnancy test. This man, brilliantly played by Niels Schneider, sees his certainties waver in the face of this surprise paternity, all the more so since he could be suffering from a genetic disease transmissible to his child.
“It is certain that we ask ourselves questions about the future of the world and that of our child before becoming a dad, but, fortunately, these questions do not paralyze all men as much as the one I play”, confides Niels Schneider. To 20 minutes. The latter is petrified by the news to the point of losing all his means, wondering who may have sent him the package.
Thirty-somethings in full questioning
“This forces him to face problems that he had always avoided, recognizes Niels Schneider. He is full of ideas for the lives of others but no longer knows how to react when he finds himself directly concerned and this terrifies him. Ariane Labed and Souheila Yacoub surround this distraught boy in a painting as accurate as it is full of humor on a generation of thirtysomethings in search of ideals.
“That’s what attracted me to the project, insists Niels Schneider. Alice and Benoît address themes that concern me head-on and deal with these subjects through dialogues that seem natural even if they are very written. The spectator follows these exchanges with the tenfold pleasure of discovering a young man of today who is fragile and endearing.