''Meanwhile on Earth'' (french: Pendant ce temps sur terre) is an upcoming French

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directed by Jérémy Clapin. The film starring Megan Northam as Elsa, revolves around an 'absent' hero, Franck, who disappeared during a space mission three years ago. His sister Elsa who was very close to him, find it difficult to continue her life, till one day she is contacted by an alien life form. It was selected in the Panorama section at the

74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, will take place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is ...

to be held from 15 to 25 February 2024.

Cast

* Megan Northam as Elsa *

Catherine Salée Catherine Salée is a Belgian actress. Biography From 1991 to 1994, Catherine Salée took classes at the Royal Conservatory of Liège Royal Conservatoire of Liège The Royal Conservatoire of Liège (RCL) (French Conservatoire royal de Liège, ...

as Annick *

Sam Louwyck Sam Louwyck (born 1966) is a Belgian actor and singer. Filmography Theatre External links * 1966 births Living people Entertainers from Bruges 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian male fil ...

as Daniel * Roman Williams as Vincent *

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as Audrey * Nicolas Avinée as Augustin * Yoann Thibaut Mathias as Jordan * Arcadi Radeff as Luc * Yoan Germain Le mat as Franck *

Sabine Timoteo Sabine Timoteo (born 25 March 1975) is a Swiss actress from the Lorraine district of Bern. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2000. Early life Timoteo grew up dividing time between the United States and Lausanne, Switzerland. As ...

as Sidonie * Dimitri Doré

Production

''Meanwhile on Earth'', the second feature film and first fiction film of Jérémy Clapin, is produced by

Marc du Pontavice Marc du Pontavice (born 1963) is a French animator and businessperson who is the producer of ''Oggy and the cockroaches'' ("Oggy et les Cafards"), ''The Magician'', ''Space Goofs'', '' Kaena: The Prophecy'', '' Mr. Baby'', ''The Daltons'', '' R ...

for One World Films. Filming began from 30 August 2022 and was finished around October 2022 in communes of

Puy de Dôme Puy de Dôme (, ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Puèi Domat or ) is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is f ...

viz.:

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and its surrounds,

Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (; Auvergnat dialect, Auvergnat: ''Sant Alòi de las Minas'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department in Auvergne (region), Auvergne in central France. Geography The river Boubl ...

Royat Royat (; Occitan: ''Roiat'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. As of 2019, its population was 4,359. Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roma ...

, the forest in

Orcines Orcines () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belong ...

, the crater lake in

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, and in Paris and Belgium.

Release

''Meanwhile on Earth'' will have its world premiere in February 2024, as part of the

, in Panorama. It will be released theatrically on 1 May 2024 in France by Diaphana Distribution.

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