Overview

• The film adapts Nicolas Mathieu’s Goncourt-winning 2018 novel under Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma’s direction, blending faithfulness to the source with inventive visual storytelling.
• Spanning four summers in a former mining town in Lorraine, the drama examines social class divides and adolescent dreams amid the tensions of provincial France.
• Critics have lauded the film’s direction and cinematography, highlighting Paul Kircher and Angelina Woreth for their mature and emotionally resonant performances.
• An evocative soundtrack of 1990s hits — featuring Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Hallyday and more — amplifies the characters’ emotional journeys with nostalgic depth.
• The 2h16 drama premiered on Canal+ on June 10, is available on-demand via myCANAL, and will be rebroadcast on June 18 at 22:30.