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Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Man Up! (2019)
16-year-old Tom is a sensitive teenager who has stopped growing because of a traumatic event in his life. As he is getting ready to start at a new lycée, he has every expectation of finding his place there, making friends and attracting the girl he is infatuated with. To do this, Tom needs the support of his older brother, Leo, a real mentor who sets about turning him into a man, a real man. But this tutelage weighs heavy on him and Tom ends up wanting to break away from it in order to build his own personality.
| Country | France |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Duration | 89 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | French |
| Subtitle | Czech, English |
| Directed by | Benjamin Parent |
| Screenplay | Benjamin Parent, Théo Courtial |
| Director of Photography | Pierre Cottereau |
| Music | Pierre Mertens |
| Edited by | Béatrice Herminie |
| Contact | Indie Sales |
Biography
He studied film at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. He started out in production and advertising. He directed the short film It's Not a Cowboy Movie (Ce n'est pas un film de cow-boys, 2012), which won him respect and festival screenings. He also participated in the collective film Boys on Film 9: Youth in Trouble (2013).
School, Drama, Psychology, Youth, Relationships, Positive Choices, First Feature, Illness + Death