La Vie de Jésus (1997)

Directed by

Bruno Dumont

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

U

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed teenager with learning difficulties lives in a small French town. He gets into trouble that leads to violent acts.

bleakslow-burnunsettlinggrittynaturalisticsomberrawdisturbing

What happens

The Life of Jesus (French: La Vie de Jésus) is a 1997 feature film directed by director Bruno Dumont in his debut. It was the winner of the BFI Sutherland Trophy, the Prix Jean Vigo and European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards, as well as the special mention for Camera d’Or at Cannes. Set in the town of Bailleul, the film casts a bleak look at the life of an unemployed teenager with learning difficulties who descends into rape and murder. The choice of title for the film is unexplained. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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