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On 24 November 2025, Joanna Kopycka from the Empowering Children Foundation will introduce the screening.

Film description

Camille, a young and talented boxer from a sports boarding school, narrowly escapes death. Although he quickly regains his form, he begins to experience a mysterious pain that threatens his career and relationships within the team. After all, there is no room for weakness in the ring.

The film had its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Creators and cast

• Director: Valery Carnoy
• Writers: Valery Carnoy, Jacques Akchoti
• Cinematography: Arnaud Guez
• Music: Pierre Desprats
• Cast: Samuel Kircher, Faycal Anaflous, Anna Heckel

About the film

• Polish subtitles
• Age rating: 15+
• Runtime: 92 minutes
• Belgium, France, 2025

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The Dance of the Foxes (Le danse des renards), dir. Valéry Carnoy (France-Belgium, 2025). The feature debut of a young Belgian filmmaker, previously known mainly for the short film Titan (2020). In The Dance of the Foxes, the director portrays the world of young boxers, but the sports film is merely a starting point. Yes, we get testosterone-driven cinema, with a fair share of violence, rituals typical of young men, both feigned and genuine machismo, and so on. However, behind this facade lies another story — essentially post-traumatic — about reevaluating values and relationships with oneself and others. Physical, bodily cinema meets psychological depth; aggression blends with sensitivity; masculinity with an underrated femininity. The realism and naturalistic acting in this film are typical of French and Belgian cinema, two closely related traditions whose collaboration consistently yields outstanding results.

Accessibility for people with additional needs

• the screening on 24.11 will take place in Auditorium 2 with 181 seats, the screening on 27.11 will take place in Auditorium 1 with 414 seats;
• you may leave (e.g., to use the restroom) and return to the auditorium during the screening;
• before the screening you can borrow noise-cancelling headphones free of charge. You will find them at the festival box office (at the entrance to the Helios cinema);
• remember to choose seats close to the exit if you or the people you are attending with might need to leave during the screening;
• some films contain content that may be difficult or sensitive. Click the ‘Sensitive content’ link to open the file and check which sensitive content appears in this film;
• click: Architectural accessibility of the Helios cinema to learn more about the layout of both the cinema and Posnania, and how to move around them.

Festival accessibility coordinator:
Marta Maksimowicz
tel. 884 936 747
email: dostepnosc@csdpoznan.pl

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