After Madeleine accidentally kills their attacker, the couple flee but their secret imperils their political ambitions.

Grand Expectations was selected to be screened at the 15th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival,[5] where it had its world premiere on 27 August 2022.

[8] In France, the film opened alongside John Wick: Chapter 4, Sur les chemins noirs, The Blue Caftan, The Eternal Daughter, Love According to Dalva and Chile '76.

[9] It went on to sell 67,747 admissions in its opening weekend, finishing 10th at the box office, behind La Chambre des merveilles.

[11] Grand Expectations received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 25 reviews.