Forsaken (FCP 2026)
坐視不理 (FCP 2026)
7.6/10 Great 68 votes
- Released
- 10 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Original title
- L'Abandon
- Language
- fr
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.6 out of 10 on TMDB across 68 votes — a strong score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 100 minutes.
What it is about
Samuel Paty, a middle school teacher, uses cartoons with caricatures of the Prophet to teach freedom of expression. When a girl falsely claims she was expelled for objecting, her outraged father’s viral reaction video ignites a firestorm. While tensions escalate, an Islamist activist leaks the teacher’s personal information, and a Chechen jihadist follows the online trail to the school gates. In the aftermath, conflicting voices confront how rumour and collective inaction can lead to irreparable harm.
What to expect
Vincent Garenq directs this French drama about the events leading up to the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet in a class on free expression. The movie traces how a student’s false claim, amplified by a parent’s viral video and an Islamist activist’s doxing, steered a jihadist to the school gates. At 100 minutes, it is a procedural account of escalating rumour rather than a suspense piece. In French with English subtitles. Opens in Hong Kong on 10 October 2026. The site’s audience score is 7.6 from 68 votes.
Cast
-
Antoine Reinartz
Samuel Paty -
Emmanuelle Bercot
Audrey Fouillard -
Nedjim Bouizzoul
Kader Saïdi - Emma Boumali Bachira Saïdi
- Nedjim Bouizzou
-
Azize Kabouche
Tahar Amara -
Marie-Sohna Condé
Firmine, la gardienne -
Jean-Michel Lahmi
Guislain -
Nhoa François
Madou - Marwan Zeghoudi Karim
-
Etienne Guillou-Kervern
Wandel
Crew
- Director Vincent Garenq
- Screenplay Vincent Garenq
- Screenplay Alexis Abdelkrim Kebbas
- Novel Stéphane Simon
- Original Music Composer Nicolas Errèra
- Director of Photography Renaud Chassaing
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 100 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- French with English subtitles.
- Is it suitable for children?
- The subject matter and certificate mean it is not intended for young audiences.
- Is this based on a real case?
- Yes, it follows the real-life murder of teacher Samuel Paty in France.
