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Céline (Elodie Vagalumni) is a girl between two lovers, between various jobs, between two suicides. Thanks to poetry, she is going to face her deep distress of the selfishness of those around her and of society. First film shot with a micro budget by Maxime Kermagoret, " The Sweet Water Running Through My Veins" is not a calm river. Elodie Vagalumni, better known in the X rated genre under the name of Charlotte of Castile (more than 5000 followers on social media platform!), is very convincing as the lost girl lost on the edge of suicide, prisoner of her anxieties and the real lack of tenderness. The director did not choose the easy way to show the life of this young woman, probably inspired by the real life of many unemployed young people. The feeling of discomfort is reinforced by the choice of black and white and long static shots and a real oral sequence (which got the film an official -12 rating). Obviously, the choice of black and white is justified in the end, but the exercise is heavy and not very happy. However, Kermagoret demonstrates his mastery of the technique, and we must watch his next works hoping that he will have found the joy of living.