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Belgium10 Essential Belgian FilmsStop 1 of 10

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2022

Two thirteen-year-old boys share an inseparable, tender friendship until schoolyard whispers about their closeness begin to drive a wedge between them. Lukas Dhont's aching drama about boyhood, intimacy, and the pressure to pull apart.

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Part of 10 Essential Belgian Films

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Belgium. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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