Forsaken

Forsaken (French: L'Abandon) is a 2026 French biographical drama film directed by Vincent Garenq, co-written with Alexis Kebbas and Mickaëlle Paty, it's based on the nonfiction book "The Last Days of Samuel Paty" by Stéphane Simon. It stars Antoine Reinartz as Samuel Paty, and follows the last eleven days of the French teacher, who was attacked and killed by a Islamic fundamentalist in Paris in 2020. The film had its world premiere out of competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May, and was theatrically released in France by UGC on the same day.