Aulan

Sandra (45) is at her breaking point. A brutal divorce, antidepressants—she swore she would never return to Aulan, the remote village in the Drôme where she grew up. But her mother’s death leaves her no choice. After twenty years away, she comes back, dragging her two children with her: Adam (12), a sensitive boy with hearing loss, and Maya (16), a rebellious teenager on edge. Waiting for them is Robert (72), their grandfather—an imposing former soldier, the son of a wartime resistance fighter. Adam and Maya are fascinated by their grandfather’s charisma. Sandra, however, remains wary and distant with her father. Later, after the strange funeral, Robert suggests a walk in the forest with the children. Sandra resists, but the kids, eager for adventure, follow him anyway. What starts as a simple hike turns into a nightmare—Robert abandons them in a cave, leaving behind only cryptic instructions: find their way to the “Château d’Aulan.” Sandra’s worst fear is now reality. Her [...] Project details and contacts on Series Mania+