Enzo

Enzo is unclear what he wants, but is certain what he doesn’t want: the bourgeois life of his parents. The teenager is drawn to Vlad, a young co-worker from Ukraine, who embodies a sheer grown-up importance, a sense of identity and sexuality that awakens real, if slightly confused, yearnings within him. Beautifully melding the sensibilities of the late Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet (The Class) and his longtime collaborator Robin Campillo (120 Beats Per Minute), who took over directing duties after Cantet fell gravely ill, this subtle yet powerful drama observes adolescents – their desires, fears, and contradictions – with heartfelt empathy, as they struggle to define themselves in the world.

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