For summer vacation, 13-year-old Bastien leaves Paris with his family for the tranquility of a lakeside cottage in Quebec, where his mother, Violette, grew up. They stay with a longtime friend, Louise, and her 16-year-old daughter, Chloé. Despite the three-year age gap between Bastien and Chloé, a unique connection forms between them, and a strange, sensual dynamic takes hold. Ready to face his worst fears to win a place in Chloé’s heart, the summer becomes a turbulent turning point for the young boy.
Keywords
- (Un)happy Valentine !
- Alexe Poukine’s favorite films
- Best Comics Adaptations
- Best first feature
- Canadian Cinema
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Female Filmmakers
- Festival de Cannes
- Film Fest Gent !
- First Love
- From a Child’s Perspective
- Les César du cinéma
- Summer Vibes: Movies that feel like summer
- Summertime Movies
- TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Actors
- Joseph Engel
- Sara Montpetit
- Monia Chokri
- Arthur Igual
- Karine Gonthier-Hyndman
Director
- Charlotte Le Bon
A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.
For summer vacation, 13-year-old Bastien leaves Paris with his family for the tranquility of a lakeside cottage in Quebec, where his mother, Violette, grew up. They stay with a longtime friend, Louise, and her 16-year-old daughter, Chloé. Despite the three-year age gap between Bastien and Chloé, a unique connection forms between them, and a strange, sensual dynamic takes hold. Ready to face his worst fears to win a place in Chloé’s heart, the summer becomes a turbulent turning point for the young boy.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Charlotte Le Bon
Cast
Joseph Engel
Cast
Sara Montpetit
Cast
Monia Chokri
Cast
Arthur Igual
Cast
Karine Gonthier-Hyndman