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France 2022, 104 minutes
Dir. Lukas Dhont
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Deals with suicide
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / LGBT

Feat. Eden Dambrine, Léa Drucker, Kevin Janssens

“Guileless performances, understated direction and bucolic Belgian scenery combine to create a quiet gem of a film.”~Neil Smith, Total Film

Aroview: Another closely-observed Belgian drama that, along with "Playground", explores a traumatic rite-of-passage. Here the protagonists are adolescents who share an intense friendship, but one that is cut short before it might have developed into anything more. Dir. Lukas Dhont made a splash with the trans drama "Girl" (2018) and here casts a similarly delicate and compassionate queer-eye over this semi-autobiographical one, a co-winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2022.

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3 stars (Good Enough) A quiet and very intense film. Outstandingly convincing acting by all. Terrific camerawork. Sadly, style dominated over substance. I kept thinking of all those Allied bodies under the flowers. Not a patch on 'Playground'. ~Sandy