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6.2 0h 25m

1992

"The secrets of photography."

It's 1992. Martin is 17 and he films his daily life with his Hi8 camera. He films anything and everything—his room, the world around him... But never his father, the thought doesn't occur to him. One day he meets Dominique. He's 23 and works as a student monitor at Martin's high school.

Top Cast

  • Louis Duneton

    Louis Duneton

    Martin

  • Matthieu Dessertine

    Matthieu Dessertine

    Dominique

  • Alain Beigel

    Alain Beigel

    The Father

  • Thibault Le Guellec

    Thibault Le Guellec

    Bertrand

  • Michelangelo Passaniti

    Michelangelo Passaniti

    The Aggressor

  • Cécile Rittweger

    Cécile Rittweger

    The Nurse

  • Isabelle Vossart

    Isabelle Vossart

    The Teacher

Overview

It's 1992. Martin is 17 and he films his daily life with his Hi8 camera. He films anything and everything—his room, the world around him... But never his father, the thought doesn't occur to him. One day he meets Dominique. He's 23 and works as a student monitor at Martin's high school.

Rating

6.2 / 10
25 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • tmdb15214618
    tmdb15214618
    4 Jul 18, 2017

    This short film contains a pretty good portrayal of the way it feels to have sex for the first time. It gets points for that, and for the serviceable acting. Unfortunately, there's not much more to it. It's a momentary impression of someone's life. So what?

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