Paul Turquois

A young woman finds herself lured by her own dreams and, in a desperate search for escapism, she has to choose between reality and fantasy.

Ben is narcoleptic, suffering from an illness he can’t shake off, one that alters his memories and perception of everyday life. Isolated from the rest of the world, his lonely existence is governed by his paranoia toward his downstairs neighbor, Eric. And when, through his floor, he hears a young woman screaming, Ben is drawn into a cat-and-mouse game, teetering between illusion and reality, in search of answers.

French countryside, 19th century. A peasant woman finds herself in possession of a magical object: a monkey's paw that can grant wishes. She decides to use it, only to realize that the wishes are actually curses she must endure until the end...