Flesh & Fuel

Plot

A lonely French trucker's routine life on the road takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a Polish driver. As feelings develop, he struggles to balance his demanding job with a chance at love, determined to make their connection work.

About Flesh & Fuel

Flesh and Fuel (French: Du Fioul dans les artères, lit. "Fuel in the Arteries") is a 2026 drama film directed by Pierre Le Gall (in his feature film debut), co-written with Camille Perton. It stars Alexis Manenti as Étienne, a gay French truck driver who meets Polish trucker Bartosz (Julian Świeżewski) on the road, with the two men quickly drawn into a romance complicated by the demands of their jobs. The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May, where it won the Queer Palm Revelation prize and was nominated for the Caméra d'Or.

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