Better Days

Better Days

When all seems lost, hope writes a new page.

Directed by Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard

Produced by Daï Daï Films, France 3 Cinéma

2025104 min6.6 / 10

A warm, character-driven redemption story about three women in recovery finding hope and solidarity through an unlikely desert rally challenge.

Following a car accident, Suzanne loses custody of her three children. She has no choice but to seek treatment at a center for alcoholics. As soon as she arrives, she meets Alice and Diane, two women with strong personalities. Denis, a sports instructor, will try to bring them together around the same goal: to participate in the Dune Rally in the Moroccan desert. He will need a lot of patience and teaching skills to prepare this unlikely team to achieve their goal.

Questions people ask

  • Is Better Days violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Better Days end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Better Days scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Better Days easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Better Days sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Surprise22

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Love50

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