Just before taking an irrevocable and tragic step, Caroline talks to Claire, her lycée friend. Later, Claire gathers five other school friends, and tells them Caroline's secret. The six agree to wage a guerrilla war against their philosophy teacher, the sarcastic and belittling M. Terrien, the cause of Caroline's despair. After seeking advice from Mayard, the school's guidance counselor and a leftist with a police record, the six look for evidence that could get Terrien fired. They strike gold, and then raise the stakes. Sarah, one of the six, hatches a deadly plan.
Acting
Marina de Van's quietly devastating performance as the catalyst
Direction
Girod's clinical observation of teenage cruelty
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes philosophy against itself
Director
Francis Girod
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's national reckoning with lycée culture and teacher authority, the film channels post-68 cynicism about institutional reform.
Marina and Adrien de Van are real-life siblings; their casting as estranged lycée friends adds unintended autobiographical texture to Caroline's isolation.
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