The movie follows the lives of two 13 year old boys, Léo and Rémi (played by the talented Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele) who are incredibly close but their relationship is put to the test by a world hostile to male intimacy. After graduating to a new High School, their classmates begin to question their relationship which prompts Léo to slowly push his best friend away as he's desperate to fit in. Rémi, who cannot work out why Leo no longer wants to spend time with him is distraught at the gradual loss of his friend. As each day goes by, their friendship crumbles bit by bit and one day when Lèo fails to meet up with Rémi to cycle to school, Rémi confronts him in the schoolyard about his friends behaviour. This results in a scuffle and both boys in tears. The following day, Rémi killed himself and when I say this movie broke me, it absolutely destroyed me.
For the rest of the movie, Léo is forced to come to terms with the death of his friend and the feelings of regret and trauma are perfectly captured by the young Dambrine. How does a 13 year old deal with such a tragedy? A tragedy of which he is solely to blame for? Every single actor put their heart into this movie and you can tell from their incredible performances. The movie perfectly captures the innocence of childhood, the beauty of childhood friendship, the lengths children a prepared to go to be accepted by their peers and their desperation to fit in.
For the rest of the movie, Léo is forced to come to terms with the death of his friend and the feelings of regret and trauma are perfectly captured by the young Dambrine. How does a 13 year old deal with such a tragedy? A tragedy of which he is solely to blame for? Every single actor put their heart into this movie and you can tell from their incredible performances. The movie perfectly captures the innocence of childhood, the beauty of childhood friendship, the lengths children a prepared to go to be accepted by their peers and their desperation to fit in.