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Foreplay

2019 · 52 min

A sober, interview-driven look at teenage sexuality that feels earnest and quietly unsettling, heavy with social pressure and shame.

Directed by
Julie Talon
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Tagline
Instructive and poignant.
Overview
Teenagers have always experimented with their sexuality, progressing from touching and kissing, to heavy petting, to full sex. But in an age where pornography is omnipresent and sexting common in schools, have the rules of engagement changed? Young people between the ages of 12 and 23 are interviewed about their first sexual experiences. What emerges is an environment of extreme social pressure and a loss of innocence experienced with feelings of fear, shame and guilt.

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Directed by
Julie Talon
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, tv movie
Directed by
Julie Talon
Music
Scratch Massive
Runtime
52 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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