The Shrinking Man
5.8/10
Rating
99 min
Runtime
2025
Release Year
Jan Kounen
Director
Cast
Jean Dujardin, Marie-Josée Croze, Daphné Richard, Serge Swysen, Salim Talbi
Quick Synopsis
Paul is a regular man who balances his time between running a shipbuilding company, spending time with his wife Elise, and caring for their daughter Mia. While on a sea voyage, he encounters an unusual and unexplained weather event. After this incident, Paul begins to shrink continuously, with no scientific explanation or solution available. Eventually, he accidentally becomes trapped in his own cellar when he is only a few centimeters tall. In this now-dangerous and unfamiliar environment, Paul must struggle to survive. Throughout this ordeal, he confronts his own identity and humanity, reflecting on fundamental questions about life and existence.
Detailed Synopsis of The Shrinking Man
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.
