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Pompei (2019)

Pompei poster
Original title
Pompéi
Directed by
Anna Falguères, John Shank
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
U
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small group of young people in a French town drift through life and commit petty crimes. They struggle with boredom and a lack of direction.

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What happens

Pompei is a drama film, directed by Anna Falguères and John Shank and released in 2019. A coproduction of companies from Belgium, Canada and France, the film centres on a small group of aimless young people engaging in petty crime. The film stars Aliocha Schneider, Garance Marillier, Vincent Rottiers and Auguste Wilhelm. The film premiered in the Discovery stream at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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