Crossing Europe

Charly

1 hr. 35 min. | Drama | N/A

Nicholas is a fourteen-year-old teenager who seems to be uninterested and unimportant. He sleeps a lot, barely pulls his legs while walking, has difficulty reading, speaks little, and basically spends his days in the corner of France. One day, Frank Vedekind's play "Awakening of Spring" suddenly falls into his hands. Here he finds a postcard whose addressee lives on the island of Bel Il. The teenager is attracted to look for the sea, and at the same time for himself. Along the way, he meets a provincial prostitute in red-haired Charlie. She is older, crazy about order, and is basically Nicole’s opposite. New friends embark on a journey toward self-awareness and the adult world.

“I think life, film and filming merge into a whole, turning into a real life stream. My story lasts 15 days, we filmed it in 15 days, no more. Haste is part of the project - that is my principle. Exceeding this limit, I would feel bad, as if I were cheating on something, ”says the director.

Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco was born in 1982 in Paris, France. He began working in cinema at the age of just eight.
Languages
French
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Produced
2007: France

Film information

Director
Isild Le Besco
Screenplay
Isild Le Besco
Cinematography
Jowan Le Besco
Cast
Kolia Litscher, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Jeanne Mauborgne, Kadour Belkhodja
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