As this story begins, we see Lea, a young woman, being examined by her gynecologist, she is pregnant. Her examination, evidently, does not surprise her. Together with her brother, Jeremie, they decide to hitch a ride to one of the Southern beaches. Meeting Sam, who is going South, they find a convivial young man who will help them get there.
Sam makes a stop to see his younger brother, something that triggers in him a kind of sadness and despair about an incident he witnessed at a an impressionable age, seeing his father taking his own life while sitting in a car next to his mother. We never learn about the cause of such action as the creator of the film does not care to elaborate on the subject, which is obviously a painful scar in Sam's psyche.
Sam, who is evidently gay, likes Jeremie, who obviously cares for him as well. Lea is out of the picture until the trio meet a young man, Mathieu, who picks up the undercurrent he feels is happening between his two companions. Lea, who likes Mathieu begins a romance with the young man among the everything goes among the young crowd at the beach.
The mood changes as Sam takes a trip to see his own mother. She has been living in another part of the country. This woman suffered a traumatic shock being next to her husband when he decided to take his life sitting next to her. Sam, obviously older now, comes in to her new life, never expecting she has a man in her life who, for all appearances care about her that is evident. Sam, in a way, feels betrayed.
Director Sebastien Lifshitz, whose "Come Undone", and "Wild Side", has done much better before. This effort feels empty in that nothing really is resolved in the issues Mr. Lifshitz and his co-writers, Vincent Poymiro and Stephan Bouquet present to their audience. It is an ambitious project, paling in comparison to the films that came before. The creators seem to be influenced by great French directors of the past, mainly Erich Rommer and Francois Truffaut, without the clear vision of the original models.
Yannick Renier is an enigma as the adult Sam. It is clearly he is attracted to Jeremie, but his own trauma gets in his way. His relationship with his mother is also puzzling. Seeing her happy at last, he cannot express anything to her that will bring peace to the way he feels about her, almost making her guilty for what his father decided to do with his life. Nicole Garcia has nothing to do in the film as the mother. Lea Seydoux is another character that is not well developed in the story. Theo Frilet and Pierre Perrier complete appear as Mathieu and Jeremie, respectively.
One can only wish Mr. Lifshitz success in his new projects.
Sam makes a stop to see his younger brother, something that triggers in him a kind of sadness and despair about an incident he witnessed at a an impressionable age, seeing his father taking his own life while sitting in a car next to his mother. We never learn about the cause of such action as the creator of the film does not care to elaborate on the subject, which is obviously a painful scar in Sam's psyche.
Sam, who is evidently gay, likes Jeremie, who obviously cares for him as well. Lea is out of the picture until the trio meet a young man, Mathieu, who picks up the undercurrent he feels is happening between his two companions. Lea, who likes Mathieu begins a romance with the young man among the everything goes among the young crowd at the beach.
The mood changes as Sam takes a trip to see his own mother. She has been living in another part of the country. This woman suffered a traumatic shock being next to her husband when he decided to take his life sitting next to her. Sam, obviously older now, comes in to her new life, never expecting she has a man in her life who, for all appearances care about her that is evident. Sam, in a way, feels betrayed.
Director Sebastien Lifshitz, whose "Come Undone", and "Wild Side", has done much better before. This effort feels empty in that nothing really is resolved in the issues Mr. Lifshitz and his co-writers, Vincent Poymiro and Stephan Bouquet present to their audience. It is an ambitious project, paling in comparison to the films that came before. The creators seem to be influenced by great French directors of the past, mainly Erich Rommer and Francois Truffaut, without the clear vision of the original models.
Yannick Renier is an enigma as the adult Sam. It is clearly he is attracted to Jeremie, but his own trauma gets in his way. His relationship with his mother is also puzzling. Seeing her happy at last, he cannot express anything to her that will bring peace to the way he feels about her, almost making her guilty for what his father decided to do with his life. Nicole Garcia has nothing to do in the film as the mother. Lea Seydoux is another character that is not well developed in the story. Theo Frilet and Pierre Perrier complete appear as Mathieu and Jeremie, respectively.
One can only wish Mr. Lifshitz success in his new projects.