Drifting Laurent

Laurent, a forty-year-old Parisian, realizes his life is an endless loop of dating app encounters, corporate parties, and empty startup chatter. After a ridiculous incident at his best friend's wedding, he decides to change everything: quits his marketing job, sells his apartment, and sets off hitchhiking through the French countryside. Instead of five-star hotels — a couch at a stranger's house; instead of business lunches — conversations with winemakers, farmers, and retirees. This 2025 comedy-drama explores the modern midlife crisis through an ironic escape from the digital world to simple human connections. Gradually, Laurent discovers that real freedom begins not with a new location, but with the ability to listen — both to himself and to others.