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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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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  - 3
  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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  - Rehan
  - 126 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 22:29
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- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - a customer
  - London
  - 13 May 2009 at 15:23
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - finkyjd
  - 10 reviews
  - DERBY
  - 10 Aug 2008 at 08:32
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  - 0
  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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  - Folkestone
  - 10 Jun 2008 at 07:45
- - 0
  - 0
  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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  - OXON
  - 29 Jan 2008 at 19:17
- - 5
  - 0
  Half Speed
  
  A film that looks good on screen, but doesn’t really know what it’s about or where it’s going. For a start, the 'disaffected' teenage ... read more »
  
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- - Squarecityboy
  - 35 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 23 Apr 2007 at 12:25
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Feb 2007 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 0
  boring
  
  nothing much happens and would recommend not watching
  
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  - east sussex
  - 09 Feb 2007 at 12:32
- - 0
  - 1
  average french fare
  
  not the best french film ever but not bad,worth a watch.
  
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- - david campbell
  - troon,scotland
  - 17 Aug 2006 at 17:37
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 27 Jun 2006 at 11:04
- - 1
  - 1
  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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- - Jonathon Cardenas
  - Salford Quays - Manchester
  - 05 May 2006 at 14:48
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- - 22
  - 3
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 186855
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  - Rehan
  - 126 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 22:29
- - 17
  - 11
  Pretty good, surprisingly
  
  Everyone's so good-looking in this film I feared it would be a facile eye-candy flick but the cast - despite their gallic and arabic gorgeousness - prove ... read more »
  
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- - Richard Holland
  - Wales
  - 29 Oct 2005 at 23:02
- - 5
  - 0
  Half Speed
  
  A film that looks good on screen, but doesn’t really know what it’s about or where it’s going. For a start, the 'disaffected' teenage ... read more »
  
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- - Squarecityboy
  - 35 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 23 Apr 2007 at 12:25
- - 2
  - 0
  Charming and well acted
  
  I liked it, the story line is nice and easy to relate to, who has not had a relationship where friendship and other kinds of love are all mixed up?
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - Xavier Serra
  - London
  - 15 Mar 2006 at 13:08
- - 1
  - 1
  Naive or idealised?
  
  Gaël Morel's vision of North African youth is either naive or idealised: here all the men are gorgeous and the girls obedient and subservient. They are... read more »
  
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- - Clerico
  - 84 reviews
  - Dunbar
  - 13 Jan 2006 at 10:48
- - 1
  - 1
  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.
  
  Report this review
- 240754
- - Jonathon Cardenas
  - Salford Quays - Manchester
  - 05 May 2006 at 14:48
- - 0
  - 0
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 258467
- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 27 Jun 2006 at 11:04
- - 0
  - 0
  boring
  
  nothing much happens and would recommend not watching
  
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- 410429
- - a customer
  - east sussex
  - 09 Feb 2007 at 12:32
- - 0
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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 »
  
  Report this review
- 412860
- - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Feb 2007 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 0
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 519357
- - a customer
  - OXON
  - 29 Jan 2008 at 19:17

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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
- 48368
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18

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