Underplayed Gems

We Did It on a Song (2014)

We Did It on a Song poster
Original title
Chante ton bac d'abord
Directed by
David André
Genre
documentary film, drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of working class teenagers in a struggling French town use music and songwriting to escape their tough reality. The film follows their friendships and dreams as they turn their everyday lives into poetry and laughter.

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What happens

Chante ton bac d'abord est un documentaire français écrit et réalisé par David André, sorti en 2014. Le film raconte l’histoire tumultueuse d’une bande de copains du lycée Mariette de Boulogne-sur-Mer, une ville durement touchée par la crise. Imaginées par ces adolescents issus du monde ouvrier ou de la classe moyenne, des chansons font basculer le réel dans la poésie, le rire et l’émotion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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