Beating Hearts

Raised in a troublesome neighbourhood, local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, charmed by her fearless spirit and sharp wit. As powerful first love blossoms between the two, rampant gang violence entices him into a much darker path and ultimately destroys all they have built when he is charged with a crime he didn’t commit. After many years apart, now leading profoundly different lives, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they’ve taken leads them back together, but will love triumph over Clotaire's quest for revenge?

Keywords

  • Adèle Exarchopoulos
  • Benoît Poelvoorde
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Family Relationships: Fathers and Daughters
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Impossible Love
  • Les César du cinéma
  • Nominated for the César Award 2025
  • Romantic Movies

Actors

  • Adèle Exarchopoulos
  • François Civil
  • Mallory Wanecque
  • Malik Frikah
  • Alain Chabat
  • Benoît Poelvoorde
  • Vincent Lacoste
  • Jean-Pascal Zadi
  • Elodie Bouchez
  • Karim Leklou
  • Raphaël Quenard
  • Anthony Bajon

Director

  • Gilles Lellouche

Romance, Crime


2h 46min


-16

FR


NL

Belgium
France
2024
Clotaire and Jackie, separated by violence, discover that love is stronger than revenge.

Clotaire and Jackie, separated by violence, discover that love is stronger than revenge.


Raised in a troublesome neighbourhood, local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, charmed by her fearless spirit and sharp wit. As powerful first love blossoms between the two, rampant gang violence entices him into a much darker path and ultimately destroys all they have built when he is charged with a crime he didn’t commit. After many years apart, now leading profoundly different lives, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they’ve taken leads them back together, but will love triumph over Clotaire's quest for revenge?

Cast & Crew