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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 87/100. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
186 audience votes
Key crew
- Arnaud DesplechinScreenplay
- Julie PeyrScreenplay
- Arnaud DesplechinDirector
- Mike KourtzerOriginal Music Composer
- Grégoire HetzelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Quentin DolmaireYoung Paul Dédalus
- Lou Roy-LecollinetEsther
- Mathieu AmalricPaul Dédalus
- Dinara DrukarovaIrina
- Léonard MattonWilliam
- Cécile Garcia-FogelJeanne Dédalus
- Irina VavilovaM-me Sidorov
- Françoise LebrunRose
- Olivier RabourdinAbel Dédalus
- Elyot MilshteinMarc Zylberberg
- Pierre AndrauKovalki
- Lily TaïebDelphine Dédalus
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Themes
young lovetajikistanbetrayed by a friend