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PG-13·2022·104m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director, Writer

Lukas Dhont

Writer

Angelo Tijssens

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

French

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$3,129,968.00

Keywords

friendship
suicide
forgiveness
male friendship
bullying
ice hockey
coming of age
grief
best friend
teenage boy
bike
guilt
childhood
lgbt
childhood friends
peer pressure
masculinity
intimacy
death of best friend
field trip
boyhood
vulnerability
oboe
boys' love (bl)
lgbt child
powerful