122min | Germany, Switzerland

The film will premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2001, Franny, a 16-year-old exchange student from Germany, arrives in the sleepy desert town of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Far from home, Franny struggles through awkward school days, stifling heat, and restless nights until she meets Elliott, a boy whose quiet sadness mirrors her own. As America reels from 9/11, something resonates within Franny and an unexpected tenderness begins to bloom.

I’ll Be Gone in June has already built a strong international trajectory, participating in leading development and industry programs including Sofia Meetings 2021, the Mediterranean Film Institute 2021, the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2023, EAVE Marketing Workshop 2024, European Work in Progress Hamburg 2025, and MIA Market – C EU Soon 2025.

WRITER / DIRECTOR
Katharina Rivilis

CAST
Naomi Cosma
David Flores
Bianca Dumais
Rebecca Schulz

DOP
Giulia Schelhas

EDITOR
Aurora Franco Vögel

PRODUCERS
Wim Wenders
Léa Germain
Clemens Köstlin
Vincent Savino
Andrea Kühnel