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1996 Certificate 18
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Jimmy (Rideau) is the confident, sexy gang leader and best friend of Quentin - a young writer who betrays his background and his friends. Julie (Bouchez) is the girlfriend of Quentin, but has designs on Jimmy. Samir is still healing from the loss of his first love, Rick, and falls for the sexually confused Quentin. When Samir .. Read more

Starring Elodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo, Mezziane Bardadi
Director Gaël Morel
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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    • Morel came to film-goers' attention with his performance in Les Roseaux sauvages (as, indeed, did the very able... read more on Time Out

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      Runs out of [gallic] gas

      I know teenagers, and even sexually-confused ones, tend to take themselves too seriously, but really! Not even French teenagers would sound as stagey as these ... read more »

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      Too Fast

      The title roughly translates to 'At Full Speed' and that's the way the film plays. It's like skimming across the surface of a deep lake. The ... read more »

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    • Rated - 1.0 star  

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      Pointless

      Fail to see why this film is listed under 'gay interest' since only one of the characters is gay. This film suffers from appalling editing (two ... read more »

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      punchdrunk

      I thought the writer was meant to be the main character but all the others upstage him to the point where he is almost ignored by the director towards the end.<... read more »

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      Confusing

      For the first 30 minutes, I couldn't work out who was who. We see 'Rick' killed at the start of the film and I thought the rest of the film was a ... read more »

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Watch the subtext

      An odd and unconvincing look at working-class French kids hanging out together. It lurches into melodrama which the inexperienced cast struggle to make credible... read more »

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      boring

      nothing much happens and would recommend not watching

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      Disappointing

      A naively idealised film in which 'rebellious youth' is shown sitting around having a fondue party. Probably only in French cinema could that happen... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Gripping

      Was not sure what to expect from this film but it was an excellent film to watch, the storyline and actors were fantastic and i became hooked.

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