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Theo and the Metamorphosis

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Theo, a 27-year-old young man with Down's syndrome, lives with his father in an isolated house in the middle of a forest. They live in harmony with nature and animals, but one day the father goes away, leaving his son alone with his visions... Theo then begins his odyssey in which he reinvents himself, opens up to the world, experiences freedom, and tries to discover the nature of things and of beings.

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Caitlin Quinlan Little White Lies 06/22/2022
2/5
The “mystical disability trope” at play here ultimately clouds the overall appeal. Go to Full Review
Phuong Le Guardian 06/22/2022
2/5
All in all, the only metamorphosis worth mentioning here is the film’s own transition into the kind of tiresomeness that gives arthouse cinema a bad name. Go to Full Review
Joel Fisher Battle Royale With Cheese 06/29/2022
What could have been a thoughtful exploration of dreams, aspirations and loneliness turns into nothing but a movie meant to shock just because it ran out of story. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Theo, a 27-year-old young man with Down's syndrome, lives with his father in an isolated house in the middle of a forest. They live in harmony with nature and animals, but one day the father goes away, leaving his son alone with his visions... Theo then begins his odyssey in which he reinvents himself, opens up to the world, experiences freedom, and tries to discover the nature of things and of beings.
Director
Damien Odoul
Producer
Alexandre Perrier
Screenwriter
Damien Odoul
Production Co
Kidam Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 36m