Oscar, twenty-five, works as an appliance delivery driver for a large retail chain. The days blur together — followed by evenings spent trying to put the world to rights, mounting fatigue, and groggy mornings. Around him gravitate Kamel, his dancer colleague, and Toutac and Sanders, his childhood friends. Set against him is Clément, the model brother — the one who keeps moving forward while Oscar idles, engine running but destination unknown.
When Chloé, a face from his past, unexpectedly reappears, a crack opens in the routine and rekindles Oscar’s desire to take control of his life again.
Pilote automatique (autopilot) portrays the slow erosion of everyday work and routine, the loyalties that sustain us, and the stubborn urge to begin anew. Eliot Ruffel writes in a voice that is both spoken and poetic, capturing the quiet beauty of ordinary gestures.
