Beating Hearts

Beating Hearts
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Amour ouf
Directed byGilles Lellouche
Screenplay by
Dialogue byGilles Lellouche
Based onJackie Loves Johnser OK?
by Neville Thompson
Produced by
  • Alain Attal
  • Hugo Sélignac
Starring
CinematographyLaurent Tangy
Edited bySimon Jacquet
Music byJon Brion
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal (France)
  • Cinéart (Belgium)
Release dates
  • 23 May 2024 (2024-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 16 October 2024 (2024-10-16) (France and Belgium)
Running time
  • 166 minutes (Cannes version)
  • 161 minutes (theatrical version)
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget
  • 35.7 million
Box office$36 million

Beating Hearts (French: L'Amour ouf) is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by Gilles Lellouche from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan, based on the 1997 novel Jackie Loves Johnser OK? by Irish author Neville Thompson. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil. The ensemble cast includes Mallory Wanecque, Malik Frikah, Alain Chabat, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Élodie Bouchez, Karim Leklou, Raphaël Quenard and Anthony Bajon.

The film had its world premiere in main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2024, where it received mostly negative reviews from critics. It was released theatrically on 16 October 2024 in France by StudioCanal and in Belgium by Cinéart. The film received 13 nominations at the 50th César Awards, including Best Director, Best Actress for Exarchopoulos and Best Actor for Civil, with Chabat winning Best Supporting Actor.