Maximilien Decorse

Whether it's playing games in a military zone, cheating at school tests, crossing borders for cheap thrills or doing whatever it takes to make illicit money - these boys know that with every risk, they move closer and closer to an irreversible jeopardy. Deftly exploring masculinity and peer-pressure, these five coming-of-age tales from France, the Netherlands and Lithuania from burgeoning new filmmakers demonstrate that sometimes young hearts can run dangerously free. The short films are: Gotta (2015); The Last Day of School (2019); Tree House [Cabane] (2016); Gameboy (2014); Pollux (2018).

Un jeune professeur de Français entame sa première journée de cours à la maison d’arrêt de Nancy lorsqu’il rencontre une jeune femme dont il tombe follement amoureux. C’est avec la naissance de cet amour que le jeune homme découvre l’univers carcéral.

Jonathan, 13 years old, spends his summer holidays at a mountain campsite with his mother. One afternoon, his mother sends him to walk the dog in order to receive her lover. The lover's son, accompanied by another teenager, makes Jonathan drink Pastis and drags him into a cruel and sadistic game. The humiliation will reach a point of no return and will mark all three of them for life.

Cette année, pas de colonie de vacances pour Vivian et Max, treize ans, à cause de la fermeture imminente de l'usine où travaillent leurs parents qui se battent pour sauver leurs emplois. Mais Vivian a un plan pour gagner de l'argent et leur permettre de partir.