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Going South (2009)

Going South poster
Original title
Plein sud
Directed by
Sébastien Lifshitz
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
U
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Sam drives from Paris to the south of France in the summer of 1977. He picks up three hitchhikers and they travel together, each dealing with personal hopes and disappointments.

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What happens

Going South (French: Plein sud) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and written by Lifshitz, Stéphane Bouquet and Vincent Poymiro. It stars Yannick Renier, Léa Seydoux, Nicole Garcia, Théo Frilet and Pierre Perrier. It was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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