Winter Boy

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Winter Boy

2022

2h 2m

Drama

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77%

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26 Reviews

88%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Lucas is 17 when his teenage world is suddenly shattered. He views his life as a wild animal in need of taming. Between a brother settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now lives alone, Lucas will have to fight to rediscover hope and love.

Critics Consensus

Winter Boy explores the seasons of an adolescent's journey through grief and self-discovery with honesty and vestiges of hope.

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Devika Girish

New York Times

“Winter Boy” shines when it allows its actors to quietly play out family dynamics, with Lacoste, Binoche and especially Kircher wearing the many shades of grief with effortless, endearing naturalism.

Apr 27, 2023

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

Christophe Honoré’s film tackles grief in a subtle, intriguingly indirect manner.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 24, 2023

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

A moving but hard-edged story of grief, self-discovery and teenage angst...

Sep 20, 2022

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Juan Jose Cruz

Cine Premiere

Although at times longer than necessary, it works as a journey to those emotions that shape us as people, and the memorable imprints (positive and negative) that adolescence can leave. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Nov 3, 2023

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

The film reaches a conclusion that is satisfying but open-ended. You can’t help but wonder what Lucas did next.

Sep 26, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Winter Boy is one of his more disciplined enterprises, but it still can be maddening, in a peculiarly stereotypical French way wherein characters constantly traverse the gamut of emotions as if hammering out xylophone arpeggios.

Jun 2, 2023

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Alec B

Emotions are always magnified in youth and the movie captures the feeling of loss as a slow motion and all encompassing explosion.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Christophe Honoré

Director

Paul Kircher

Lucas Ronis

Vincent Lacoste

Quentin Ronis

Juliette Binoche

Isabelle Ronis

Erwan Kepoa Falé

Lilio Rosso

Adrien Casse

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Synopsis

Lucas is 17 when his teenage world is suddenly shattered. He views his life as a wild animal in need of taming. Between a brother settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now lives alone, Lucas will have to fight to rediscover hope and love.

Director: Christophe Honoré
Producer: Philippe Martin, David Thion
Screenwriter: Christophe Honoré
Production Co: France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Les Films Pelléas
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Runtime: 2h 2m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)