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Regie Anna Falguères, John Shank
Belgien/Frankreich/Kanada 2019

Produktion Joseph Rouschop, Valérie Bournonville, Clément Duboin, Luc Déry, Kim McCraw, Jasmyrh Lemoine
Buch Anna Falguères, John Shank
Kamera Florian Berutti
Montage Julie Brenta
Musik Dear Criminals
mit Garance Marillier, Aliocha Schneider, Auguste Wilhelm, Vincent Rottiers, Judit Williquet

Französisch
engl. UT · 91 Min.

Sa. 22.02. 16:30 Uhr Urania
Mo. 24.02. 20:00 Uhr Cubix 8
Do. 27.02. 13:30 Uhr CinemaxX 3
Sa. 29.02. 11:00 Uhr CinemaxX 1
Eine Gruppe junger Menschen bewohnt ein karges, wüstenartiges Gebiet in der Nähe einer Ausgrabungsstätte. Toxou, der Älteste, gibt den Anführer des Rudels, während Victor eine Vorbildrolle für den Jungen Jimmy erfüllt. Alle tragen Jeans und T-Shirt, und wenn die Zeit gekommen ist, beginnt man mit dem Rauchen. Verlorene Cowboys, die nach Überresten einer verlorenen Zivilisation graben, eingesperrt in einer sonderbaren, scheinbar menschenleeren Freiheit. Als das Mädchen Billie auftaucht, wird in Victor der Wunsch nach Ausbruch und damit Toxous Unmut geweckt. Still und rastlos, ist der Film von Anna Falguères und John Shank, der an James Dean, Herr der Fliegen und fremde Planeten denken lässt, eine bildintensive Befreiungs- geschichte.

Near an excavation site lies a barren, desert-like area inhabited by a gang of young people. Toxou is the oldest and the leader of the pack, while Jimmy, still barely a boy, has made Victor his role model. Everyone wears jeans and a T-shirt and knows that sooner or later, it is time to take up smoking. Lost cowboys digging for relics of a past civilization, they are caged in the freedom of a strange, seemingly deserted wasteland. The arrival of a girl called Billie awakens Victor‘s desire to escape – much to Toxou‘s chagrin. Calm and restless, with echoes of James Dean and Lord of the Flies, this film by Anna Falguères and John Shank tells a tale of liberation through powerful, otherworldly imagery.

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