Softie (2021)

Original title

Petite nature

Directed by

Samuel Theis

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ten-year-old boy named Johnny lives with his mother and two siblings in a working-class town in northeastern France. He struggles with his family situation and finds a brief escape through a bond with a new teacher.

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What happens

Softie (French: Petite nature) is a 2021 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Samuel Theis. It follows a troubled ten-year-old boy living with his mother and two siblings in Forbach, northeastern France. It premiered in the Critics' Week sidebar at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and won the top prize at the 2021 Thessaloniki International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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