La Voie Royale

The Path of Excellence

Sophie is a brilliant high school student. Encouraged by her math teacher, she leaves the family farm to attend a scientific preparatory class. Through encounters, successes, and failures, and in the face of fierce competition, Sophie realizes that her dream of entering Polytechnique represents more than just a contest; it's a genuine challenge of social ascent. With his third feature film, Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud successfully tells a story about the challenges of social mobility and portrays a determined protagonist wonderfully portrayed by Suzanne Jouannet. (Cinemania Film Festival)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
La Voie Royale (The Path of Excellence, 2023) - Ondes de choc - Sirius (2018, mid-length) - Moka (2016) - Complices (2009) - Bonhomme de chemin (2004)
YAAAS! Competition 2024
Frédéric Mermoud
France / Switzerland 2023
color
107 minutes
French
OV with English subtitles

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Screenplay Frédéric Mermoud, Salvatore Lista, Anton Likiernik
Cinematography Tristan Tortuyaux
Editing Sarah Anderson
Sound/Sounddesign Balthasar Jucker, Etienne Curchod
Music Andrey Ismaël
With Suzanne Jouannet, Maud Wyler, Marie Colomb, Marilyne Canto, Cyril Metzger
Producer(s) Véronique Zerdoun, Jean-Stéphane Bron, Lionel Baier
Production
Tabo Tabo Films, Bande à part Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
World Sales
Pyramide International
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Locarno Film Festival 2023