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

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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Sixteen (2022) 15

France | 2022 | 94 min.

Nora and Leo (16) live in the same town, in the same suburbs, and go to the same high school, but they’re opposites: their social backgrounds, their families’ religions, their everyday lives. Yet, they fall in love at first sight. But an accusation of theft brings conflict between their respective families and their love story faces a series of trials and dramas.

CountryFrance
Year2022
Duration94 min
Rating15
LanguageFrench
SubtitleCzech
Directed by Philippe Lioret
Screenplay Philippe Lioret, Xabi Molia
Contact Orange Studio

Biography

French screenwriter, director and sound engineer. He made his feature debut with Tombés du Ciel (1993), and directed award-winning films such as Don't Be Afraid, I'm All Right (Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, 2006), Welcome (2009) and Jan's Son (Le fils de Jean, 2016).

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