Wild Reeds
1994 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 7.0
As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.
Also known as The Wild Reeds
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-06-01
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 115 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (145 votes)
Themes
- love triangle
- province
- southern france
- coming of age
- male homosexuality
- in the closet
- heartbreak
- lgbt
- sexual awakening
- lgbt teen
- broken heart
- 1960s
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Film · 1995
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1995
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1995
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1995
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1994
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- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
Élodie Bouchez
as Maïté Alvarez
Gaël Morel
as François Forestier
Stéphane Rideau
as Serge Bartolo
Frédéric Gorny
as Henri Mariani
Michèle Moretti
as Madame Alvarez
Jacques Nolot
as Monsieur Morelli
- EK
Eric Kreikenmayer
as Pierre Bartolo
Nathalie Vignes
as Irène
Michel Ruhl
as Monsieur Cassagne
- FM
Fatia Maite
as Aicha Morelli
Directed by André Téchiné