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2014 · 100 min

A grounded, quietly tense character study of a young man trying to outrun his mistakes and reconnect with a distant father.

Directed by
Roschdy Zem
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
François Yolin Gauvin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Vincent Rottiers
Overview
Twenty year old Antoine has made enemies of a gang of young thugs, to whom he owes money. Fed up with his scams and petty crimes, his mother and older brother decide to send Antoine to his father's place in Saint-Etienne. The two men haven't seen each other for several years.

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Directed by
Roschdy Zem
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
François Yolin Gauvin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Vincent Rottiers
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • coming-of-age
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Roschdy Zem
Written by
Sandrine Bourgoin
Starring
François Yolin Gauvin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Vincent Rottiers, Roschdy Zem, Caroline Gaume, Adel Bencherif, Dominique Reymond, Marina Foïs
Cinematography
Thomas Letellier
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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