Thomas Balmès: “In See you tomorrow on the Moon, we are more in the feeling than in the explanation”

See you tomorrow on the moon: A captivating documentary (review)

ByLeila February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

The director of the documentary Babies finds the right tone – in substance and form – to talk about the end of life

We discovered Thomas Balmès in 2010 with the documentary Babies, produced by Alain Chabat, where he followed for a year four newborns from four different countries (Namibia, Mongolia, Japan, United States), until their first steps and which had met with worldwide success. His new documentary opens with a shot of a horse covered in light bulbs of all colors wandering through the corridors of a hospital, as if from a Jodorowsky film. This horse is called Peyo and plays an essential role in the daily life of a palliative care establishment, passing from room to room to soothe men and women condemned in the short or medium term by a long illness. For what ? How ?

THOMAS BALMES: “IN TOMORROW ON THE MOON, WE ARE MORE IN THE FEELING THAN THE EXPLANATION”

We will never really know because it is only one of the different angles chosen by Balmès to deal with the thorny question of accepting death, with what one of the patients Amandine, aged 39 and mother of two children, is going through with terminal cancer. And this bias of not choosing a precise angle creates a kaleidoscope effect – each of the mini-stories which compose it could have produced a film in its own right – which proves relevant for tackling this very complex subject with multiple ramifications. The result is a work that is never deadly but celebrates life, including and above all, when we realize that it is ending for us or those close to us.

By Thomas Balmès. Duration: 1h20. Released February 4, 2026

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