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Lights Out

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Teens discover the body of a missing classmate. Later, more youths disappear.
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Jordan Mintzer Variety 02/23/2012
Though Lights Out initially aims at something vaguely disturbing, its rather lightweight resolution all too neatly ties up the trajectories of characters who remained compelling as long as their lives seemed messy and real. Go to Full Review
Mayer Nissim Digital Spy 08/18/2016
4/5
You get an insight into teenage life, but the ideas and emotions are subtle enough to enhance and not overshadow the story. Go to Full Review
Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist 08/18/2016
A
With a score composed by Sonic Youth and a mystery that doubles as an insight to the tenuous and intangible qualities of those late sex-obsessed teenage years, Lights Out is a clever drama masquerading as a murder mystery. Go to Full Review
Lee Marshall Screen International 08/18/2016
This genre-bending high-school thriller-drama about three students who go missing at a French lycee opens like a teen B-movie, but soon moves into more intriguing territory. Go to Full Review
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 09/16/2011
B
The combination of slick, detailed writing and deft directing of the young stars make this a calling card film that will open many doors for [writer-director] Gobert. Go to Full Review
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 09/14/2011
B-
Writer/director Fabrice Gobert makes his feature debut with a tip of the hat to an old French film, the structure of Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and a soundtrack by Sonic Youth. Go to Full Review
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08/07/2013 Nous sommes en 1992. Dans un lycée de campagne, Simon Werner a disparu. Ses camarades s'interrogent : fugue, meurtre, suicide ? Les allégations vont bon train quand disparaissent un deuxième puis un troisième élève. Un serial killer ? Mais où est Simon ? Simon Werner a disparu est plus un début de phrase déclenchant diverses réactions parmi ses camarades de classe. Si un petit suspense reste permanent pendant tout le film, ce n'est pas ici une histoire d'enquête cherchant réellement à savoir ce qui est arrivé à Simon, mais plutôt une étude sociologique sur la vie adolescente face à un incident les touchant plus ou moins directement. Originale car adoptant différents points de vue pour des situations similaires (la caméra embarquée pour Simon est bien trouvée), l'histoire permet de mettre le doigt sur les rumeurs et les faits. Cependant la non-fin entraine une frustration qui ne peut s'ignorer. Zut. See more 02/05/2013 Not really worth 2 hrs of your life - cute filming idea.. but I didn't care about the characters See more 05/01/2012 Uns quantos estudantes desaparecem num liceu francês e todo esse mistério é abordado através das perspectivas de quatro alunos diferentes. Cada história complementa a outra e os espaços em branco vão sendo preenchidos à medida que o filme avança. A estética indie é eficiente e fresca, e o andamento do filme é bastante intrigante, mesmo que a fórmula das histórias cruzadas pareça demasiado gasta. "Simon Werner a disparu" esconde algumas revelações que importa conhecer, mas deve tanto a Gus Van Sant que nunca deixa de parecer um derivado de "Elephant" ou "Paranoid Park". A banda-sonora ficou a cargo dos Sonic Youth, que terão sido fundamentais para o filme ter tido uma maior projecção. São uns Sonic Youth em modo atmosférico com espaço para uma ou duas canções temáticas. Funciona bem. 2,5/5 See more 04/08/2012 Varios jóvenes desaparecen de un colegio en Paris desatando rumores que se empiezan a extender y la psicosis comienza See more 01/21/2012 Interesante película francesa en la cual hay varias desapariciones en un liceo y las vidas entrelazadas y contadas por partes de sus responsables, se puede ver See more 10/31/2011 Une bonne histoire, une fin de merde. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Teens discover the body of a missing classmate. Later, more youths disappear.
Director
Fabrice Gobert
Producer
Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault
Screenwriter
Fabrice Gobert
Production Co
2.4.7. Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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