Quest For Love: A Parisian Odyssey of Heart and Darkness

Production Details

Title: Quest For Love

Format: Feature Film

Production Begins: Active Development

Filming Location: Ireland – Luxembourg

Producer: Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Gilles Chanial

Writer/Director: Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Cast: Rooney Mara, Vicky Krieps

Synopsis: The story follows the ruthlessly unsentimental but alluring Maris (Rooney) as she tears into Paris with her estranged ten-year-old son Maxy. Raised around her recently deceased father’s euthanasia work, she’s unsure if she’s even capable of feeling love. Setting up home in the charming Marais neighborhood, she explores her capacity for human connection with Maxy, who desperately craves his mother’s love. Magnetic and funny, Maris easily draws people into her orbit, but her nocturnal habits hint at a dangerous violence that lurks beneath the surface. Unlike his amoral mother, Maxy knows right from wrong – and he’s clever enough to use her tricks against her to survive. Maris re-ignites a relationship with Alex, a devoted old flame whose growing love for Maxy forces her to make a deadly choice.

Production Company

Wild Atlantic Pictures

40 Westland Row
Dublin, Dublin D02 HW74
Ireland

production@wildatlanticpictures.com
Phone: +353 1 639 4000

Les Films Fauves

115a Rue Emile Mark
Differdange, Luxembourg L-4620

+352 621 715 903
info@lesfilmsfauves.com

Hanway Films

The Kodak, 11 Keeley Street
London, England WC2B 4BA

+44 20 7290 0750
info@hanwayfilms.com

Wme Independent

9601 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, California 90210

310-285-9000
filmsalesinfo@wmeagency.com

About Quest For Love

Quest For Love explores the complex relationship between Maris and her son Maxy in the vibrant city of Paris. Maris, a woman shaped by her father’s controversial work, struggles to connect with the child who yearns for her affection. Their life in the Marais neighborhood reveals both the warmth of potential human bonds and the darkness that can emerge from unresolved emotions. As Maris navigates her past and present, she rekindles a connection with Alex, an old love whose relationship with Maxy introduces new dilemmas. The film presents a raw look at love’s challenges through the lens of a mother and son seeking solace in a chaotic world.