As summer drags by, 13-year-old Jimmy, forced by circumstance to become an adult too soon, runs up against the limits of his small hometown and his turbulent life, caught between a mother on the slide and a stepfather who keeps her down.
Director: Philippe Claudel
Cast: Pierre Deladonchamps, Jules Gauzelin, Patrick d'Assumçao, Alexi Mathieu, Angelica Sarre, Fayssal Benhamed, Catherine Matisse, Lola Dubois
As summer drags by, 13-year-old Jimmy, forced by circumstance to become an adult too soon, runs up against the limits of his small hometown and his turbulent life, caught between a mother on the slide and a stepfather who keeps her down.
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As summer drags by, 13-year-old Jimmy, forced by circumstance to become an adult too soon, runs up against the limits of his small hometown and his turbulent life, caught between a mother on the slide…
1h 40m
September 23, 2015
Philippe Claudel
Pierre Deladonchamps, Jules Gauzelin, Patrick d'Assumçao
Drama