Nesting (2025 film)

Nesting (French: Peau à peau, lit. "Skin to Skin") is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Chloé Cinq-Mars and released in 2025.^[1] The film stars Rose-Marie Perreault as Pénélope, a new mother who witnesses a violent robbery that triggers memories of the long-ago death of her younger sister Charlotte (Marie Bélanger), driving her into a deep post-partum depression.^[2]

Nesting
French	Peau à peau
Directed by	Chloé Cinq-Mars
Screenplay by	Chloé Cinq-Mars
Produced by	Nicolas Comeau Jean-Marc Fröhle
Starring	Rose-Marie Perreault Simon Landry-Désy Saladin Dellers
Cinematography	Léna Mill-Reuillard
Edited by	Elric Robichon
Music by	Nicolas Rabaeus
Production companies	1976 Productions Point Prod
Release date	July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) (Fantasia)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Simon Landry-Désy as her husband Gaspard, and Saladin Dellers as Edward, a former boyfriend of Pénélope's who wants to rekindle their relationship despite Pénélope's marriage.

The film was shot in summer 2023, under the working title Oublier Charlotte.^[3] It was partially inspired by Cinq-Mars's own experience of post-partum depression following the birth of her first child.^[1]

The film premiered at the 29th Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2025,^[4] where Cinq-Mars won the award for Best Canadian Director.^[5]