7.8
Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.
Eden Dambrine
Léo
Gustav De Waele
Rémi
Émilie Dequenne
Sophie
Léa Drucker
Nathalie
Igor van Dessel
Charlie
Kevin Janssens
Peter
Marc Weiss
Yves
Léon Bataille
Baptiste
Serine Ayari
Céline
Robin Keyaert
Thomas
Herman van Slambrouck
Mark
Iven Deduytschaver
Ice Hockey Coach
Jeffrey Vanhaeren
Ice Hockey Coach
Hélène Theunissen
Denise
Baptiste Bataille
Baptiste's Father
Pieter Piron
Doctor
Freya De Corte
Teacher
Cachou Kirsch
Sophie's Colleague
Ahlaam Teghadouini
Sophie's Colleague
Hervé Guerrisi
Master of Ceremony
Director, Writer
Lukas Dhont
Writer
Angelo Tijssens
October 21, 2022
7
Thirteen year old "Léo" (Eden Dambrine) and his schoolfriend "Rémi" (Gustav De Waele) are inseparable. The play together, eat together, sleep together - an ideal fraternal relationship. At school, though, their classmates start to make disparaging remarks about them, and the naturally more gregarious "Léo" begins to shun his friend a little, then a little more... Tragedy ensues after "Rémi" doesn't show up for a school trip and the repercussions hit the young "Léo" and "Sophie" (Émilie Dequenne) - the mother of his friend - especially hard. On one level this film is about cruelty. Not a deliberate, malevolent style of cruelty - but one of indifference, of ignorance - a bully's sort of cruelty. On another it is a story of love, loyalty - betrayal even. It is an highly emotional film with two excellent performances from the young boys conveying their respective responses to a bewildering array of suspicion and judgements being thrust their way by those who knew no better - but should have. It's about parenting, about openness and about how people deal with tragedy in their own, personal way - and it is very effective. It really does leave a lump in your throat afterwards. Well worth a watch.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$3,129,968.00