Heiners Filmseiten – You’ll Be a Man (en)

You’ll Be a Man (Tu seras un homme)

Spain title: Tú serás un hombre
Russian title: Будь мужчиной
Original title: Tu seras un homme

Tragicomedy – France
Production year: 2011
Movie length: 87 minutes

Director: Benoît Cohen
Writer: Benoît Cohen, Eleonore Pourriat, Jules Sagot
Cinematograph: Bertrand Mouly
Music: The French Cow-Boys

Movie description:

Down-and-out Theo has no choice but to take the menial job of babysitting resistant little Leo, whose negligent parents have left him socially awkward. The two strike a deal to leave each other alone, not realizing that they need each other more than they know.

Léo is ten years old. He is a solitary poet who seems to have left the lightness of childhood behind him far too soon, to become buried in books. His encounter with 20-year-old Théo, a carefree young adult, forces him out of his shell. By becoming best friends, despite their age difference, both will help each other grow up. But this friendship isn’t to everyone’s taste and Léo’s father decides to put a stop to it. Théo then leads Léo on an escapade to the seaside, at the risk of no longer being in control of the situation.

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