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Robin Campillo on completing Laurent Cantet's final film 'Enzo'

other · 2026-07-13

Robin Campillo discusses finishing 'Enzo', the final film by late French director Laurent Cantet. The coming-of-age story unfolds during a hot summer in the south of France, following 16-year-old Enzo (Eloy Pohu) from a bourgeois family who turns to construction work. He becomes enamoured with Vlad (Maksym Slivinskyi), a young Ukrainian seeking distance from war. Campillo, a friend and collaborator of 43 years, took over after Cantet's death. He describes the film as a swan song and emphasizes casting first-time actors, continuing Cantet's legacy of discovering new talent. Campillo notes the film explores multiple loves—self, country, family—and the unique intensity of teenage years.

Key facts

  • 'Enzo' is the final film by Laurent Cantet, completed by Robin Campillo after Cantet's death.
  • The film is set during a hot summer in the south of France.
  • Enzo is a 16-year-old from a bourgeois family who works in construction.
  • Vlad is a young Ukrainian man longing for distance from war.
  • Campillo and Cantet shared a 43-year friendship starting at school.
  • Campillo describes the film as a 'swan song' and a way to honor their friendship.
  • The film features first-time actors Eloy Pohu and Maksym Slivinskyi.
  • Campillo states he doesn't believe in love but in romance, and the film deals with unrequited romance.

Entities

Artists

  • Robin Campillo
  • Laurent Cantet
  • Eloy Pohu
  • Maksym Slivinskyi
  • Josefina Nagler Gómez

Institutions

  • Monocle

Locations

  • south of France
  • France
  • Ukraine

Sources