The Wild Boys (2017)

Original title

Les Garçons sauvages

Directed by

Bertrand Mandico

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five rebellious teenage boys on a tropical island are subjected to a strange and transformative experiment. The film follows their journey through a surreal landscape, blurring lines between reality and fantasy.

surrealdreamlikevisually lushcerebralunsettlingslow-burndarklyrical

What happens

The Wild Boys (French: Les garçons sauvages) is a 2017 French fantasy drama-surrealist film written and directed by Bertrand Mandico in his feature directorial debut. It stars Vimala Pons, Diane Rouxel, Anaël Snoek, Mathilde Warnier, Pauline Lorillard, Sam Louwyck and Elina Löwensohn. Notably, all the five male protagonists in the film were played by female actors. The film premiered at the 2017 Venice Film Festival under the International Critics' Week, where it won the Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution. It was released theatrically in France by UFO Distribution on 28 February 2018, and named the best film of 2018 by Cahiers du Cinéma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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