Summer of 85

July. 14,2020      
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What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

Félix Lefebvre as  Alexis Robin
Benjamin Voisin as  David Gorman
Philippine Velge as  Kate
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as  Madame Gorman
Melvil Poupaud as  Mr. Lefèvre
Isabelle Nanty as  Madame Robin
Laurent Fernandez as  Mr. Robin
Aurore Broutin as  The Educator
Bruno Lochet as  Bernard
Yoann Zimmer as  Luc

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