Sacré Coeur: Son règne n’a pas de fin(2026)

1h 35m
- Documentary
- Drama

Release Date: Jun 9, 2026 | Limited

A look at the Catholic Sacred Heart tradition's enduring influence through history and modern stories, showing its role in spiritual transformation and its message of divine love.

Releases

Original Release | Jun 9, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Sabrina Gunnell
Director

Steven Gunnell
Director

Maximilien Ambroselli
Self

Olivier Barnay
Self

Clémentine Beauvais
Self

Alicia Beauvisage
Self

Louis Bouffard

Self

Arnaud Bouthéon

Self

Joël Guibert

Self

Mère Marie-Jean

Self

Etienne Kern

Self

Sylvie Laniesse

Self

Jean-Marc Laniesse

Self

Vinz Le Mariachi

Self

Edouard Marot

Self

Zoé Müller

Self

François Potez

Self

Martin Pradère

Self

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France

Language: French

Summaries

Storyline

Tracing the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus back to 17th-century France, Sacré Coeur (2025) is a visually striking docu-fiction that explores the profound mystery and ongoing impact of this Catholic tradition. Through historical re-creations and compelling modern testimonies, the film reveals how the Sacred Heart continues to inspire hope and transformation. Journeying across centuries and continents, Sacré Coeur illustrates the unwavering, personal love at the heart of this powerful spiritual legacy.

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Fun Facts

Its director was a '90s French boy-band star who rebuilt his life through faith. Steven Gunnell was a member of the popular 1990s French boy band Alliage before years of addiction and depression following the group's dissolution. He rediscovered his faith in the 2000s and eventually turned to filmmaking with his wife Sabrina — making this docudrama a personal redemption project as much as a religious one.

France's state railway refused to advertise it, and a municipal cinema canceled its screening. Before release, France's state-owned railway companies refused to run ads for the film. A municipal cinema in Marseille actually canceled a scheduled screening, claiming its "confessional" nature violated secularism — until a court overturned the ban three days later, ruling that showing a religious film does not breach French secular principles.

It triggered a nationwide confession boom. The rector of the Sanctuary of Paray-le-Monial — where Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque's 17th-century apparitions took place — reported that chaplains were receiving roughly 10 people per day who had seen the film and wanted to go to confession, often for the first time in 30 or 40 years. The film also spurred a record uptick in pilgrimages to the Chapel of Apparitions.

A niche Christian distributor bet on it — and it became their first blockbuster. SAJE Distribution, founded in 2012 specifically for Christian-themed films, had never reached this scale before. The film sold nearly 500,000 tickets in France alone — numbers the distributor called "unprecedented" for a "docufiction," forcing theaters to add screenings after sellouts left viewers waiting outside.