Passages

Passages is a 2023 French romantic drama film co-written and directed by Ira Sachs and starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The plot depicts a narcissistic German filmmaker whose marriage to an English man undergoes a crisis when he begins an affair with a young French woman. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2023. It was released theatrically in France on 28 June 2023 by SBS Distribution and in the United States on 4 August 2023 by Mubi. The US release drew significant media attention after the Motion Picture Association (MPAA) assigned the film an NC-17 rating, prompting Mubi to release it unrated instead. Passages received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Rogowski's performance.