<p> Disastermoviestendtoinhabittheclose-but-not-too-closerealmofthe‘whatif?’,butQuentinReynaud’stautdramaevokesarealitythatispainfullyimmediate,astheworldcombustsaroundus.AlexLutz(recentlyseenasthesoninGasparNoé’sVortex)playsamandeterminedtoescapewithhiselderlyfather(theineffableAndréDussollier)fromawildfirethatisrapidlyapproachingtheirforestedareaofsouthernFrance.<br/> Thepairknowallthelocalroads,andthesecretdetours,butwhentheyarecaughtinadeadend,theyseemtoberunningoutofpossibleexits.Atonceroadmovie,claustrophobicjeopardythrillerandportraitofapricklybuttenderfather-sonrelationship,thisfinelyactedandexecutedfilmexpertlylaysontheheat.</p>
