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Emmanuelle Bercot's sophomore film is the story of Malony (Rod Paradot), a teenager prone to crime, and the justice system which only wants the best for him. …
[Read more...] about Standing Tall is a gritty coming-of-ager told through rose-coloured glasses
Éva Husson's Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) finds a sweet romance in a tale of teenagers these days and their orgies. The film opens on a pubescents-gone-wild …
[Read more...] about Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) ends with a whimper
When Parisienne begins, we meet the beautiful Lina (Manal Issa), an eighteen-year-old freshman from Beirut, studying abroad in Paris. She’s eating dinner at her …
[Read more...] about TIFF15: Manal Issa is an exquisite discovery in Parisienne
Andrew Cividino’s assured debut Sleeping Giant — the opening film at this year’s Cannes’ Critics Week — captures the beauty of cottage country Ontario without …
[Read more...] about Coming-of-age in Ontario is messy in Sleeping Giant
