Taut and unnerving, Drone is a sleek techno-thriller about watching and being watched, celebrated for its inventive aerial imagery and Marion Barbeau’s hypnotic lead performance.

Newly arrived in Paris to study architecture, Émilie lives alone high above the city. She makes ends meet working as a cam girl, carefully controlling what’s seen and what remains hidden. As a flirtation begins with fellow student Mina, she finally starts to feel like she’s settling in. Then a drone appears outside her window – hovering silently, patient and unblinking. At first its presence unsettles her, but soon it fascinates her. But when it begins offering money, the balance of power shifts as the drone’s gaze seeps into Émilie’s work, relationship and sense of self. 

Transforming surveillance into a modern allegory of desire, control and consent, Drone immerses audiences in dizzying Parisian nightscapes. In a world saturated with cameras, the film asks an unsettling question: when does looking become possession – and who truly controls the image?

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