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FilmPreceded by Hair (15 min).
Pierre Le Gall, France | 2026 | 1h 30m | in French, English, and Polish, with English Subtitles, Canadian premiere Winner, Queer Palm, Nominated, Golden Camera, Cannes FF 2026 Étienne is a truck driver. Addicted to the road, he reduces his emotional life to anonymous and fleeting encounters in parking lots. When he meets Bartosz, a Polish truck driver, his solitary routine is turned upside down.
Pierre Le Gall Growing up on a B-road, Pierre dreamed of living on the road. It brought him to Paris, into the arms of a man, and to screenwriting. Since then, he has written for television, theatre, and cinema. These include the short animated film Scars We Love, which premiered in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the César in 2026. Flesh and Fuel, his first feature film, explores the two themes he finds most fascinating on screen: time and love.