Leave One Day


Leave One Day is a 2025 French musical comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Amélie Bonnin in her feature directorial debut. It was based on her 2021 short film Partir un jour, which won the César Award for Best Fiction Short Film at the 48th ceremony. It stars Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Tewfik Jallab, Dominique Blanc, Mhamed Arezki, Pierre-Antoine Billon, and Amandine Dewasmes.
The film had its world premiere as the Opening Film of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May 2025 and was released theatrically in France on the same day by Pathé.

Premise

A rising chef must return to her hometown after her father suffers a heart attack then gets reunited with her teenage crush.

Cast

Production

took place from 3 June to 17 July 2024 in Strasbourg, Colmar, and Saint-Dizier, France.

Release

Leave One Day had its world premiere as the opening film at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first directorial debut film to open the festival. It was released theatrically in France on the same day by Pathé. It was also screened in Open Air Premiere Programme at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025. It will also be showcased at the 53rd [Norwegian International Film Festival] in Main Programme section on 17 August 2025.

Reception

Box office

The film had 651k admissions at the French box office, grossing $5.3 million.

Critical response

On the French review aggregator AlloCiné, the film has an average review score of 3.6 out of 5 based on 34 critics.