2024 was a remarkable year for cinema, marked by the extraordinary success of French productions, which attracted over 10 million viewers. Our critics share their top five picks across all film genres, from romantic comedies and thrillers to dystopian and autobiographical tales.

Veronique Cauhapé's selection

1. The Zone of Interest, by Jonathan Glazer

2. The Buriti Flower, by Joao Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora

3. The Delinquents, by Rodrigo Moreno

4. Le Royaume (The Kingdom), by Julien Colonna

5. Juror #2, by Clint Eastwood

The immaculate villa, with its meticulously tended garden, and its quiet residents still haunt us almost 12 months after the release of The Zone of Interest). We can't forget what this impeccable property hides from our eyes: the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, located right next door to the tidy home of the Höss family. Jonathan Glazer captures their ordinary daily lives, making the horror, just a few yards away, all the more haunting for its banality.

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