The Peugeot IFI French Film Festival returns to Dublin from November 18 to 29, promising a range of exciting new releases, awards contenders, unmissable classics, and brilliant special guests. Among the programme is also a host of LGBTQ+ highlights, including In a Whisper, a family drama exploring the struggles of queer people in Tunisia.

Directed by Leyla Bouzid, the film follows Lilia, who is reunited with her family, presided over by matriarch Wahida, at her uncle’s funeral. Her family know nothing of her life in Paris, especially not about Alice, the woman she loves. While investigating her uncle’s mysterious deaths, Lilia also confronts old prejudices and family secrets, revealing the tensions between tradition and personal freedom.

In a Whisper was selected for the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Teddy Award.

Other LGBTQ+ highlights of the IFI French Film Festival 2026 include:

Flesh and Fuel: The film follows lorry driver Étienne, whose life is defined by long journeys and fleeting, anonymous encounters in motorway parking lots. However, his solitary routine is transformed when he meets Bartosz, a Polish driver travelling the same roads. The tender debut from director Pierre Le Gall won the Queer Palm Revelation prize at Cannes.

A Woman’s Life: 55-year-old surgeon Gabrielle’s demanding career leaves little room for anything beyond work and family. Yet, when novelist Frida arrives at the hospital to observe her for a book, Gabrielle begins to reconsider the choices that have shaped her life. A Woman’s Life was a competitor for the Queer Palm at Cannes and was nominated for the Palme d’Or. The screening in the IFI will be followed by a Q&A with director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet.

Coward: From acclaimed director Lukas Dhont, the film follows two soldiers, Pierre and Francis, who discover an unexpected space for tenderness amid the brutality of World War I. The drama challenges conventional ideas of masculinity and courage, and explores the fragile freedom found in moments of escape. The two leads, Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, shared the Best Actor prize at Cannes this year.

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