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Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls in love with his classmate Jackie – but gang violence leads him down a darker, more destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers find that every path they’ve taken leads them back to each other. Malik Frikah, who plays 17-year-old Clotaire in this film, was a world champion Breakdancer when he was 10. old.. One of the characters wears a Rolex Daytona Ceramic in the 1990s, but the watch wasn’t released until 2016 .. Mes MainsMusic by Gilbert Bécaud Lyrics by Pierre Delano. The film is very long and quite uneven between the first part, when the characters are teenagers, and the second part ten years later. The acting is really good. The young actors are fresh and original. Adele and François are top notch. Alain Chabat is a big teddy bear and as usual you want to punch Benoit Poolvoorde. The background music really sets the tone for the 80s in a small industrial French town. Mostly British and American songs, but so rooted in the era. You end the movie with a smile on your face. It’s not the best movie of the year, but a beautiful crazy passionate love story. Despite being uneven, you follow Clotaire and Jackie the whole way.
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