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12/11/2022 1h 44m 7.8/10

Overview

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.

Director

Lukas Dhont

Top Billed Cast

Léa Drucker

Léa Drucker

Nathalie

Kevin Janssens

Kevin Janssens

Peter

Émilie Dequenne

Émilie Dequenne

Sophie

Igor van Dessel

Igor van Dessel

Charlie

Eden Dambrine

Eden Dambrine

Léo

Gustav De Waele

Gustav De Waele

Rémi

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

10/21/2022

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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