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We're told this was based on a true story. Okay. The potential was there for a truly powerful, shattering film. Well, it isn't. However, I stayed glued to the screen due to the beauty of the cast. The girl, a throwback to the cookie females of the 60's and the boys one more cinematic than the other. It is difficult to guess - and why should anyone care - the intention of the filmmakers. An art film this is not and it's not a commercial venture, not really. If money was their objective they could have gone all the way. No. The film sort of works because one feels titilated by those eyes and those looks. So if their intention was to titillate they succeeded, big time. I wish this story could be re told with the same cast but with a great imaginative, powerful filmmaker at the helm.

This is the kind of film that I want to get away from virtually every minute I am watching it but there is so much nudity, frontal, rear, sideways, that I remain glued to my chair anxiously awaiting the next shot of pubic hair. The story, which apparently is based on true events that occurred in France, is an absolute mess. Who can even begin to follow it? There are so many flashbacks, flash forwards and flash everything else that you just sit there enjoying all the nubile flesh in its various contortions which are quite varied and utterly shocking, frankly. I'm such a small town prude. Just can't help it. The lead, a stunning young French girl is never boring to look at but you do want to strangle her she gets on your nerves so much.

An unusual true drama, brought to the screen in muted tones by a very capable young cast. This piece challenges social mores, and may well be upsetting to those who cherish or idealise the innocence of youth. The film very candidly explores youth sexuality and notions of family, and in so doing asks questions that the viewer is expected to answer for themselves. Some viewers who are no longer in their youth themselves may be surprised and discomfited by the views and attitudes held by the youths depicted. I have been made to think about my own views and prejudices, and have not yet resettled my mind. I was, however, inexorably drawn in to explore the concepts of their world, and therefore forced to think. Part of their world has a seductive freedom, and part of it is deeply disturbing.