30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Panorama

Just Kids (2020) 15

France, Switzerland | 2020 | 104 min.

Jack (19), Lisa (17), and Mathis (10), abruptly become orphans. Each sibling reacts differently to the family tragedy. Lisa spreads her wings. Jack, having just come of age is appointed as his brother’s guardian by court decision. A new life begins. But how does someone just barely out of adolescence himself become responsible for a child? And how does one construct a future when the past has become a dangerous obsession? Fortunately, youth’s strength and energy can work miracles…

CountryFrance, Switzerland
Year2020
Duration104 min
Rating15
LanguageFrench
SubtitleCzech
Directed by Christophe Blanc
Screenplay Christophe Blanc
Director of Photography Noé Bach
Music Florencia Di Concilio
Edited by Muriel Breton
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Biography

He studied photography and audiovisual art at the University of Marseille, then began directing. His feature films include his dramatic debut An Outgoing Woman (Une femme d'extérieur, 2000), the thriller White as Snow (Blanc comme neige, 2010) and the TV crime film Goldman (2011).

Czech subtitles