Fresh
French helmer Andre Techine's most personal--and arguably best--film is one of the few foreign language pictures that was recognized by most critics groups in the U.S.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Overview
As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.
Director and cast
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Tomatometer
Fresh
Some of the political undertones may go astray, but the emotional center of the film is touching and honest.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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