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7.8/10 • 754

2022-11-011h 44m

Drama

Thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi have always been close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates.

Directors
Lukas Dhont
Writters
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
Editors
Alain Dessauvage

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  1. Eden Dambrine

    Eden Dambrine

    Léo

  2. Gustav De Waele

    Gustav De Waele

    Rémi

  3. Émilie Dequenne

    Émilie Dequenne

    Sophie

  4. Léa Drucker

    Léa Drucker

    Nathalie

  5. Igor van Dessel

    Igor van Dessel

    Charlie

  6. Kevin Janssens

    Kevin Janssens

    Peter

  7. Marc Weiss

    Marc Weiss

    Yves

  8. Léon Bataille

    Léon Bataille

    Baptiste

  9. Serine Ayari

    Serine Ayari

    Céline

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CinemaSerf

Oct 21, 2022

7/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
$3,129,968.00
Keywords
friendshipsuicideforgivenessmale friendshipbullyingice hockeycoming of agegriefbest friendteenage boybikeguiltchildhoodlgbtchildhood friendspeer pressuremasculinityintimacydeath of best friendfield tripboyhoodvulnerabilityoboeboys' love (bl)lgbt childpowerful