PASTIS (2026)
Director: Clara Lhuillier
Cast: Valentine Soutif, Jules Danger, Marceau Huitorel, Ariane Ducasse, Ana Lorvo
Did you know? The film's title, "PASTIS," refers to the anise-flavored liqueur popular in southern France, but its name also subtly echoes the word "past," hinting at the family’s inability to escape their buried grief.
Why Watch: PASTIS is a sun-drenched slow-burn thriller that masterfully transforms the languid beauty of the French Riviera into a hotbed of grief and unease, making every sip of pastis taste like dread. With its suffocating atmosphere and a magnetic lead performance, the film captures the way a family home can become a haunted relic of unresolved trauma. If you crave a psychological summer horror that lingers like a heatwave, this is your must-watch.
Twenty-year-old Sasha and her friends arrive at her family’s sun-drenched villa in the South of France for the first time since her older sister’s death. What starts as a dreamy summer getaway gradually tightens into an inescapable, oppressive haze.