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Adolescents

Adolescents

2020•2h 15m•7.4/10
Documentary

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7.4/10(91)

Emma and Anaïs are best friends and yet everything in their life seems to set them apart, their social backgrounds but also their personalities. From the age of thirteen to eighteen, Adolescentes follows the two teenagers during these years where radical transformations and first times punctuate daily life. Through their personal stories, the film offers a rare portrait of France and its recent history.

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Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, ARTE France Cinéma, Ciné+, Mikros Image, Chaocorp

Language

FR

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Emma Jaubert

Self

Anaïs Chambeaudie

Self

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