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Beating Hearts

2024 · 160 min

A sweeping, nostalgic love story that pulls you through decades of longing and heartbreak with sincere, sentimental warmth.

Directed by
Gilles Lellouche
Genres
Romance, Crime, Drama
Starring
Adèle Exarchopoulos, François Civil, Mallory Wanecque
Overview
Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.

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Directed by
Gilles Lellouche
Genres
Romance, Crime, Drama
Starring
Adèle Exarchopoulos, François Civil, Mallory Wanecque
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    Themes
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, crime, drama
    Directed by
    Gilles Lellouche
    Written by
    Gilles Lellouche, Ahmed Hamidi, Julien Lambroschini, Audrey Diwan
    Starring
    Adèle Exarchopoulos, François Civil, Mallory Wanecque, Malik Frikah, Alain Chabat, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Jean-Pascal Zadi
    Music
    Jon Brion
    Cinematography
    Laurent Tangy
    Runtime
    160 min
    Country
    France, Belgium
    Languages
    French

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