Lads & Jockeys

An unhurried, clear-eyed look at teenagers thrown into a demanding adult world, quietly absorbing and a little melancholy.

Directed by

Benjamin Marquet

Genres

Documentary

Overview

In a small village near Paris, 14-year-old boys and girls enter the training center for future lads and jockeys. For these young pupils, the transition between the family environment and this new world is brutal. Though sharing the world of teenagers -- flirting, cell phones and PlayStation -- they enter a world where the comfort of the horses comes before that of the human.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, work, identity, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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