Drone

In this tense Paris-set thriller about the invasive gaze of new technology, a young student is increasingly disturbed by a mysterious drone.

French writer-director Simon Bouisson brings the haunting immersion of his interactive TV thrillers to his first feature film Drone. Émilie has just arrived in Paris to study architecture. At night, to make ends meet, she works as a cam girl, something which she keeps to herself. One evening, a mysterious drone appears at her apartment window. From then on, whenever she is alone, the drone appears and follows her. Émilie is initially intrigued about who is hiding behind this machine and starts to form an unconventional relationship with it. When she eventually tries to escape the drone’s grip, the trap closes in on her. 

“Simon Bouisson attempts to break down boundaries with an original first feature that is both an emancipatory tale and a thriller set in a modern-day society plagued by voyeuristic technology.” – Fabien LeMercier, Cineuropa