A father-son road trip where the real destination is emotional damage... I mean, connection.
Victor, a father, travels the roads with his teenage son, Felix. For Felix, the trip is a school of life, as his first romantic encounter helps him better understand his father and get closer to him.
Acting
Sergi López's crumbling machismo is devastatingly specific.
Direction
Poirier lets scenes breathe until they suffocate.
Director
Manuel Poirier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sergi López improvised several roadside arguments after Poirier revealed his own father issues mid-shoot.
This flopped in France but found cult status among Americans who thought it was 'so French'—the irony being it's deeply critical of French masculine codes.
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