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Frank & Louis

Frank & Louis

Synopsis

Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for aging inmates with Alzheimer’s and dementia. What begins as a self-interested bid for parole becomes a profound, transformative bond with fellow inmate Louis, offering Frank a glimpse of redemption in an unforgiving place.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Director
Petra Biondina Volpe
Producer
Lukas Hobi, Reto Schärli
Editor
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Screenwriter
Esther Bernstorff, Petra Biondina Volpe
Director of Photography
Judith Kaufmann
Production Designer
Iain Andrews, Su Erdt
Principal cast
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan, René Pérez Joglar, Rosalind Eleazar, Indira Varma

Genre

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Production Status

Production Company

UK, Switzerland co-production

Caspian Films (UK), SRG - SSR (CH), Zodiac Pictures International (CH), Zodiac Pictures (CH)

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