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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 2,441 2020s romance movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic65/100
944 audience votes
Key crew
- François OzonDirector
- François OzonScreenplay
- Jean-Benoît DunckelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Félix LefebvreAlexis Robin
- Benjamin VoisinDavid Gorman
- Philippine VelgeKate
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiMadame Gorman
- Melvil PoupaudMr. Lefèvre
- Isabelle NantyMadame Robin
- Laurent FernandezMr. Robin
- Aurore BroutinThe Educator
- Bruno LochetBernard
- Yoann ZimmerLuc
- Antoine SimonyChris
- Patrick ZimmermannThe Judge
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booksailingnormandy, francemotorcycleteenage boylgbtlgbt teenburlesquesummer jobseaside town1980sphilosophical
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