Beating Sun (French: Tant que le soleil frappe, lit.
'As long as the sun beats down') is a 2022 French drama film co-written and directed by Philippe Petit and starring Swann Arlaud and Sarah Adler.
It premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
[4][5] Screen International critic Jonathan Holland described the film as "a thought-provoking feature debut plays like a less-shouty Ken Loach, presenting its big ideas on a small canvas, remaining low-key rather than bombastic, and keeping a careful eye on the truthfulness of its characters so that it never feels like agitprop.
"[6] According to Fabien Lemercier from Cineuropa, the film is "a very engaging first feature film" that "offers both a portrait of an outsider that is touching in his obstinacy at the crossroads of an existence [...] and a fundamental reflection on urban landscapes".