The Larrieu brothers (21 Nights with Pattie) have made films together for over 25 years. Adapting Pierric Bailly’s titular novel, Jim’s Story begins one evening when Aymeric (Karim Leklou) runs into former work colleague Florence (Laetitia Dosch) in the town of Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura. She is six months pregnant and single, and they become a couple. Aymeric raises baby Jim as his own. Years later, Jim’s biological father, Christophe (Bertrand Belin) remerges. The deeply touching Jim’s Story offers a unique depiction of fatherhood, masculinity, emotional blows, and grippingly portraits of parental bonds, and rewarding.

The screening on Sunday 17th will be introduced by Marie-Pierre Richard, Programme Curator, IFI French Film Festival.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.