The Unknown

7 Leicester Place, London

Thu 15 Oct · 14:55

Arthur Harari · 140m · Film

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Tickets Are Only Available via BFI London Film Festival Website from Tuesday 17 September 2026 10:00am: Click Here To Book Mesmerising, stimulating and unsettling, Niels Schneider and Léa Seydoux star in this body-swap tale that grapples with the existential implications of being trapped inside someone else’s physical being. David, a withdrawn photographer, meets a mysterious woman at a party. The two share a sexual encounter, only for David to wake up the morning after in the woman’s body. Arthur Harari’s (co-writer of Anatomy of a Fall) vertiginous, occasionally harrowing and ultimately rewarding ride eschews straightforward resolution in favour of a reflection on the aftermath of severing the link between body and mind. French Language with English subtitles

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