The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
George is the scapegoat of his classmates. One day he cracks and shoots them. His best and only friend Blaise is accused in his place and sentenced to 7 years in a psychiatric hospital. At the day of his release, Blaise realizes he only has one family: his best friend George. But he does not want to hear about his childhood friend, as he tries to integrate with the “Chivers” a gang whose members wear red jackets and boots, drink milk, drive sport trucks and play an incomprehensible and violent game that mixes cricket and mental arithmetic.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
295 audience votes
Key crew
- Quentin DupieuxWriter
- Quentin DupieuxDirector
- SebastiAnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Éric JudorBlaise / Chuck
- Ramzy BediaGeorges
- Jonathan LambertSerge
- KavinskyDan
- SebastiAnFélix
- Laurent NicolasMax
- Sébastien TellierPrisme
- Alain GendreauLe militaire
- Mark LatrémouilleLe professeur aveugle
- Marie-Claude MichaudL'infirmière
- Luc BouffardLuc
- Vincent TavierDocteur Brown
Stills
Themes
plastic surgeryface operationmilkmurderpsychiatric hospitalgangpatientmental patientgang memberclothesbandagepickup truck