Young People Fucking (2007)

Director:

Martin Gero

Writers:

Aaron Abrams (written by)
Martin Gero (written by)

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A comedy about coming together.

Plot:

"Young People Fucking" is a smart and fast-paced comedy that intertwines the stories of 5 couples over the course of one sexual encounter...

Plot Keywords:

Fully Clothed Sex | Fellatio | Concealed Nudity | Bare Assed | Sexual Intercourse

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Aaron Abrams	...	Matt
Carly Pope	...	Kris
Kristin Booth	...	Abby
Josh Dean	...	Andrew
Sonja Bennett	...	Mia
Josh Cooke	...	Eric
Diora Baird	...	Jamie
Callum Blue	...	Ken
Ennis Esmer	...	Gord
Peter Oldring	...	Dave
Natalie Lisinska	...	Inez

Also Known As:

Y.P.F. (UK) (video title) (USA) (video title)
Jeunes adultes qui baisent (Canada: French title)
Young People F*cking (Canada: English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Copperheart Entertainment

Trivia:

It is one of the most successful and highest grossing Canadian films of all time, staying in Canadian theaters for over 15 weeks.

Quotes:

Kris: [First lines] Don't be a fag.
Matt: I won't. Fuck off.
Kris: No pussying out.
Matt: I'm not! Will you just...
Kris: All right. Come on.
Matt: OK.
Kris: OK?
Matt: Yes!
Kris: You're not moving.
Matt: Well, neither are you.
Kris: Jesus Christ, man...
Matt: I'm fucking - I'm closer to you than you are to me.
Kris: How the fuck does that work?
Matt: Because, you know, I'm doing some moving. You're not doing anything.
Kris: You're an idiot.
Matt: You're an idiot!
Kris: Shut up. Don't be a pussy.
Matt: I got it.
[they kiss]
Matt: OK.
Kris: Yep.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Grado 3 (2009)

Soundtrack:

Make It Good To Me

One of the best films about sex in a long time

With its provocative title and the general controversy surrounding it thanks to Bill C-10, director Martin Gero's debut film "Young People F-cking" has gotten a far wider release in Canada than most films of this sort do, getting the chance to compete with the likes of "The Incredible Hulk" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in 2008's summer season. I can't think of a film more deserving.

"Young People F-cking" is honest, real, unpretentious, sad, and funny all at the same time. Its script is one of the best I've come across in quite a while, using a unique narrative which takes the 'six phases of sex': prelude, foreplay, sex, interlude, orgasm, and afterglow- in that order, and applies them to five different couples (well... four couples and a threesome). The film progresses through the six phases in order, cutting back and forth between the five couples, 'Friends', 'Couple', 'Exes', 'Roommates', and 'First Date', and observing their interaction with each other.

These stories vary in quality but even the weakest; the Roommates story, is involving and fun as long as you remember that while Gord is exaggerated, there ARE many guys like him around. Martin Gero and Aaron Abrams are smart enough not to play all of the stories for laughs, with the 'Exes' story maintaining a wistful, slightly sad tone albeit one punctuated by humor. The 'Friends' portion of the script is also remarkably true-to-life and the only one other than the 'First Date' story that I could personally relate to. My favorite story within this film was the 'First Date' portion starring Callum Blue and Diora Baird; it's hilarious, insightful, and never boring in the slighest.

Providing superb drama, good comedy, and some of the best and most entertaining observations on sex outside a Woody Allen offering, "Young People F-cking" is THE movie about sex for anyone in their twenties or thirties right now. I can't promise that the film would maintain its best strengths for those who can't relate to the events on screen. I expect that people over forty or so will enjoy the film less than younger people because after all even the politics of sex change, just like everything else.

Fresh, unique, relevant, and beautifully photographed and directed, "Young People F-cking" is unquestionably going to end up as one of the best films of 2008. It is just phenomenal.

8.75/10