Overview
- The feature follows a summer colony in the Drôme where two young animators oversee a group of children from underserved Paris neighborhoods.
- Akoka and Gueret spent a year seeing roughly 1,500 kids to assemble an ensemble of 18 non‑professional child performers.
- The filmmakers directed actors via earpieces after extensive improvisation workshops, recording marathon takes of about 40 minutes and relying heavily on editing.
- Production adapted to child‑welfare rules with limited working hours, staggered schedules, and a real on‑set colony offering supervised activities when kids were off camera.
- The cast blends newcomers with professionals, including Amel Bent in a major role alongside Shirel Nataf, Fanta Kebe, Idir Azougli and Suzanne de Baecque, as early reviews praise the authentic performances and note reservations about the film’s calculated structure.