Young Hearts

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Young Hearts

Released Mar 14

1h 37m

Drama

Kids & Family

LGBTQ+

Romance

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Elias (14) feels attracted to his new neighbour Alexander (14). Soon he realizes that he's truly in love for the first time. The interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers. Confused by his burgeoning feelings, Elias tries to sort out his inner chaos to prove that he is worth Alexander's heart.

G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

“Young Hearts” is a film that doesn’t traffic in big plot twists or dramatic reveals. It’s a film that treasures fragile thoughts and feelings, rare in a film these days.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 20, 2025

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Young Hearts” is buoyed by a sense of hopefulness and that there’s a comforting blanket of warmth from people around you.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 20, 2025

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Sweet and earnest, this is the kind of film that’s easy to wrap your arms around because it understands that coming of age is inherently traumatic.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 14, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

This pleasant, nicely crafted junior romance provides an encouraging vision of coming out as a flightpath in which the only resistance you encounter might be that you’re generating yourself.

Mar 22, 2025

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

This movie is less about painful heartbreak and more about the delicate and beautiful transformation of coming to love yourself—and others—for who they truly are.

Mar 18, 2025

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Gary M. Kramer

Gay City News

{The] emotional authenticity that will resonate with viewers young and old.

Mar 13, 2025

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Luis soots vazquez

The film is very good as a real interpretation of what happens today in the lives of young people today. la pelcula es muy buena como una interpretacin real de lo que pasa hoy en da en la vida de los jvenes de hoy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Jordan F

This is love. This is a story of truth and acceptance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Santiago L

Young Hearts explora "el primer amor" desde un punto de vista nuevo. Al tratar de Elias y Alexander, dos adolescentes de 14 años aproximadamente, no intenta explorar un romance sexual, sino uno entre alguien que se acepto a si mismo y uno que no. Es por eso que si Young Hearts tratase de un romance entre un chico y una chica, este no seria mas que una trama genérica. Mientras que si tratase de dos chicos adultos, al tratar de un romance mas sexual, se perdería el propósito que la pelicula quiere transmitir, como se puede llegar a interpretar la galardonada pelicula "Call me by your name". La pelicula busca mostrar el duelo de Elias entre lo que siente que es "socialmente correcto" y lo que realmente siente. Representa de forma excelente la duda que genera explorar la sexualidad en un mismo, la cual puede lastimar a los demás o a uno mismo si no se llega a afrontar correctamente. Young Hearts es grandiosa, la recomiendo para todas aquellas personas que enfrentaron ese duelo personal en carne propia. A todos aquellos que entendieron, de diversas maneras, lo que es explorar la sexualidad y aceptar lo que a uno realmente le gusta.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Abraham G

Concuerdo con Karey Lorena, esta película debió ganar un Oscar. Retrata muy bien los sentimientos y como se vive el primer amor. Es indescriptible lo bien que está producida está obra maestra.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Audience Member

The best movie i've ever watched

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Karey Lorena

Should have win an Oscar!!!! Absolutely brilliant!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Anthony Schatteman

Director

Lou Goossens

Elias

Marius De Saeger

Alexander

Geert van Rampelberg

Luk

Emilie De Roo

Nathalie

Dirk Van Dijck

Fred

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Synopsis

Elias (14) feels attracted to his new neighbour Alexander (14). Soon he realizes that he's truly in love for the first time. The interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers. Confused by his burgeoning feelings, Elias tries to sort out his inner chaos to prove that he is worth Alexander's heart.

Director: Anthony Schatteman
Producer: Xavier Rombaut
Screenwriter: Lukas Dhont, Anthony Schatteman
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Kwassa Films, Polar Bear
Genre: Drama, Kids & Family, LGBTQ+, Romance
Original Language: Dutch
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 37m