Underplayed Gems

Departure (2015)

Departure poster
Directed by
Andrew Steggall
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
15
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 113 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenager and his mother travel to a house in the French countryside. The boy discovers his own desires while the mother confronts her own disappointments.

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What happens

Departure is a 2015 English–French independent coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Andrew Steggall in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lawther, Phénix Brossard, Finbar Lynch, and Niamh Cusack. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 9 October 2015 before a UK theatrical release on 20 May 2016 through Peccadillo Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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