Winter Boy (2022)

Original title

Le Lycéen

Directed by

Christophe Honoré

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay teenager named Lucas struggles to cope after his father dies suddenly in an accident. He turns to his mother and older brother for support while navigating his own grief.

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What happens

Winter Boy (French: Le Lycéen - the high-school boy) is a French drama film, directed by Christophe Honoré and released in 2022. The film stars Paul Kircher as Lucas, a gay teenager coping with the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an accident that may or may not have been suicide. The film's cast also includes Juliette Binoche as Lucas's mother Isabelle, Vincent Lacoste as his older brother Quentin, Adrien Casse as his boyfriend Oscar and Honoré himself as the father, as well as Xavier Giannoli, Pascal Cervo, Wilfried Capet, Jean-Philippe Salerio, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Anne Kessler and Isabelle Thevenoux in supporting roles. Winter Boy premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and screened in competition at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film received generally positive reviews, with praise going towards the performances of Kircher, Binoche and Lacoste. For his portrayal of Lucas, Kircher won the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor and the Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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