Winter Boy
Film2022123 min

Winter Boy

Taste attributes: dramateengay/lesbianslowheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring drama: intimate and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Lucas is a 17-year-old gay teenager coping with the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an accident that may or may not have been suicide. He views his life as a wild animal in need of taming. Between a brother settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now lives alone, Lucas will have to fight to rediscover hope and love.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Paul KircherVincent LacosteJuliette BinocheChristophe HonoréErwan Kepoa Falé

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Runtime
123 min
Status
Released
Studio
Les Films Pelléas
Taste scores
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