For a change: A coming-out story acted with great skill and staged with a sage sensitivity, realistic in so many ways, and dealing head-on with what is unfortunately an issue for far too many parents--accepting a child for what he or she is, how he or she develops, loving them simply because they are your children.
The relationship between Cedric and Laurent develops quite easily, and because this is not a film about hot sex scenes but about people coping with growth and adulthood, one grows to care a good deal about the characters and share their development. This is a perfect film for parents who still might be hanging on to archaic gay issues in a so-called enlightened age--or for the kid who has to face the parents; if one were to judge by the media, just about everybody has adopted a enlightened stance about this once-touchy subject. If, however, one exists in a small community largely untouched by outside forces, it is a film like this that help in making changes easier--and at any rate, it's a touching, adult story told with great skill.
The relationship between Cedric and Laurent develops quite easily, and because this is not a film about hot sex scenes but about people coping with growth and adulthood, one grows to care a good deal about the characters and share their development. This is a perfect film for parents who still might be hanging on to archaic gay issues in a so-called enlightened age--or for the kid who has to face the parents; if one were to judge by the media, just about everybody has adopted a enlightened stance about this once-touchy subject. If, however, one exists in a small community largely untouched by outside forces, it is a film like this that help in making changes easier--and at any rate, it's a touching, adult story told with great skill.