Wild Reeds (1994)

Original title

Les Roseaux sauvages

Directed by

André Téchiné

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four teenagers in rural France experience their first sexual feelings and navigate friendships during the final months of the Algerian War. The story follows their awkward steps toward adulthood against a backdrop of political tension.

coming-of-ageintrospectivebittersweettenderpoignantslow-pacedatmospheric

What happens

Wild Reeds (French: Les Roseaux sauvages) is a 1994 French drama film directed by André Téchiné about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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