À cause d'un garçon (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Fabrice Cazeneuve

Writer:

Vincent Molina (writer)

Release Date:

13 March 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family. |

Plot Keywords:

Outing | High School | Boxing | Gay Interest | Swimmer

Cast

Julien Baumgartner	...	Vincent Molina
Julia Maraval	...	Noémie
Jérémie Elkaïm	...	Benjamin
François Comar	...	Stéphane
Patrick Bonnel	...	Bernard, the Father
Christiane Millet	...	Sylvie
Antoine Michel	...	Régis, the Brother
Nils Ohlund	...	Bruno
Bernard Blancan	...	Swimming Coach
Eric Bonicatto	...	French Professor
Paco Boublard	...	Swimming Teammate 1
Vincent Billouin	...	Swimming Teammate 2
Adrien Saint-Joré	...	Swimming Teammate 3
Vincent Nemeth	...	Guidance Counselor
Blandine Pélissier	...	Guidance Counselor Secretary

Also Known As:

Carnets d'ado - À cause d'un garçon (France) (alternative title)
Tu verras, ça te passera (France) (working title)
You'll Get Over It (USA) (festival title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:U | Germany:12

Company:

Capa Drama

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005) (V)

I had expected more

I expected a lot of this movie, that is why I was terribly

disappointed. The German title "Alles wegen Benjamin" made me

think that Benjamin was one of the main characters, but in fact, he

didn't appear in most of the film. I didn't even understand why he

should have been the reason for that suddenly everybody thought

Vincent was gay. I read a lot of plot summaries before watching

this movie, and it always seemed to me as if there would be a kind

of relationship between Vincent and Benjamin. At least, Vincent

had a sort-of-boyfriend, Bruno, but he was a very weak character

and not so important for the story. It was not a bad movie after all, quite realistic and sensitive. I

probably would have liked it a lot if I hadn't expected more to

happen between the two boys. "À Cause D'un Garçon" was one of

the better kind of coming-out movies, although there were still

many things that could have been better. But only because it didn't

fulfill my imaginations, this doesn't have to mean that nobody will

like it!