The Freshmen

2018

1h 32m

Comedy

Drama

List

83%

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6 Reviews

71%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A young man starts his first year of medical school.

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

The film's heart beats through its central, intense, and fragile relationship between two ambitious young men.

Aug 2, 2019

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

A rambling and semi-impressionistic account of two medical students in their first year that feels like an exercise in nostalgia...

Oct 23, 2018

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Carlos Marañón

Cinemanía (Spain)

[Director Thomas] Lilti delves naturally into the issues... to denounce an elitist system. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 28, 2020

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Hugo Hernández Valdivia

Cinexcepción

Lilti has created a simple and eloquent film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Sep 11, 2019

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Marshall Shaffer

Vague Visages

The Freshmen calls out the absurdity of an academic system that pushes young people to such limits to achieve success.

Apr 20, 2019

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Juan Roures

El antepenúltimo mohicano

At the end of the day... the film in question does not fail to show a pressing search for meaning and, even more important, happiness. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2019

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Marta S

Buena película! Te hace reflexionar sobre los sistemas de estudio y evaluación y el valor de la amistad.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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S P

Captures the first year of medicine in France well. Nothing special, but good if you are particularly interested in this domain. The ending felt out of touch but still a decent film

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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S F

I frequent the university environment and the subject of the film intrigued me, as it recalls situations that i have known directly or indirectly. The film is very well made and does not bore even if the situations are very static. The two lead actors are really good at communicating emotions in a very subtle way. I really enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/23

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Clotaire R

Kind of boring, I really wouldn't recommend it to future medical students.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/20

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Synopsis

A young man starts his first year of medical school.

Director: Thomas Lilti
Producer: Agnès Vallée, Emmanuel Barraux
Screenwriter: Thomas Lilti
Production Co: Le Pacte, 31 Juin Films, France 2, Les Films du Parc, Les Films de Benjamin
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2020
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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