Teenager Jeff is invited by his best friend Max to stay in a secluded house deep in the woods. It’s the home of famous filmmaker Blake Cadieux (Arieh Worthalter, The Goldman Case) a long-time friend and collaborator of Max’s father. Jeff has high hopes for the trip: he admires Cadieux, and Max’s older sister Aliocha, with whom Jeff is secretly in love, will be there too. Emotional turmoil and the toxic behaviour of middle-aged adults are filmed in long shots of mounting tension, in contrast with the transformative journey of the young protagonists as they embrace freedom and love.

The screening on Sunday 17th will be followed by a Q&A with Philippe Lesage.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.

This screening is supported by The Canadian Embassy in Ireland and Air Canada.