Sauvageon

A quiet, watchful coming-of-age story that lingers on a boy's daily life while a slow environmental threat presses down on everything.

Directed by

Arnaud Khayadjanian

Genres

Drama

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Jessy lives in an isolated village in southwest France, where he divides his time between fishing and playing rugby. Over his head, an ecological bomb threatens him: the factory and its dioxide emissions, which employs his mother and killed his father.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, environment, grief, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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