The Parking Spot (2026)

La place

Director: Louis Godbout

Cast: Christine Beaulieu, Domenic Di Rosa, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé, Maxim Gaudette, Chimwemwe Miller

After fifteen years spent in philosophical reflection, Louis Godbout shifts from the classroom to the camera to stage an all-too-familiar struggle: a dispute over a parking spot. It starts with one empty space, a couple, and a stranger. A call to the police does nothing to settle things—instead, the conflict quietly mutates into a silent war of nerves. A single offhand remark from the stranger triggers a chain reaction, toppling every seemingly solid foundation of the couple’s relationship. Beneath the surface, tensions churn through the night. Through hushed dialogue and still, vacant shots, the film builds a thick, suffocating unease, leaving plenty of room for the audience to read between the lines. When intimacy collides with the raw game of human nature, who really turns out to be the stranger?