Wild Reeds

Name: Wild Reeds
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-05-10
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.50
Cast: Frédéric Gorny, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Élodie Bouchez

– As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges f..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 50 Minutes

Release Year:

1994

Original Name:

Les Roseaux Sauvages

Wild Reeds (1994) - Also known as Les Roseaux Sauvages

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

Styles:

Reflective, Melancholic, Sexual, Gloomy, Talky, Sincere, Touching, Sentimental, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

20th Century, 1960s

Producing Country:

France

Filming Locations:

South Of France, Europe, France, Algeria

Genre:

Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

Release Date:

10 May 1995

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Wild Reeds

Directed by:

André Téchiné

Story Written By:

Olivier Massart, André Téchiné, Gilles Taurand

Main Actors:

Frédéric Gorny, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Élodie Bouchez

Plot:

In a village in the Southwest of France, 1962. Maite and Francois are 18 years old. They are friends, not lovers. In Francois's classroom, there are Serge, whose brother has just married to try to escape from the war in Algeria, and Henri, a pied-noir (Algerian-born Frenchman). Francois and Serge will have a homosexual relationship, but Serge wants to marry his brother's wife...

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Arte

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%

Metacritic:

80%