It is July in Marseille. The city is usually a furnace of salt air and shimmering heat, but this year is different. A freak meteorological phenomenon—referred to by scientists as the "Glacial Inverse"—has trapped the Mediterranean coast in a localized, supernatural deep freeze. While the rest of France swelters at 40°C, Marseille is buried under six feet of snow.
A professional swimmer whose Olympic dreams were crushed when the pools (and the sea) turned to solid ice. She spends her days wandering the frozen coastline, dressed in a heavy fur coat over her summer dress. Un hiver en Г©tГ© FRENCH WEBRIP 720p 2023
Palm trees are encased in ice, the sea has frozen into a jagged glass mirror, and the residents are trapped in a summer they no longer recognize. The Characters It is July in Marseille