I Stand Alone (French: Seul contre tous, lit. 'Alone Against Everyone') is a 1998 French psychological drama art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé as his directorial debut, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, and Martine Audrain. The film, focusing on several pivotal days in the life of a butcher facing abandonment, isolation, rejection and unemployment, was the director's first feature-length production, and is a sequel to his 1991 short film Carne. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1998 and received favourable reviews from critics.