Movie

Allez, Eddy

2012 · 100 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances small-town charm with the ache of a boy's secret shame.

Overview: When the village’s first supermarket opens its doors in 1975, Freddy’s isolated life is turned upside down. To celebrate its opening, the supermarket organises a bicycle race of which the winner will get to meet Eddy Merckx. Freddy’s father, a fervent opponent of the supermarket, wants nothing to do with the race. Freddy enters secretly.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
identity
isolation
healing
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none