2022 · drama · lgbt · coming-of-age
Softie
Directed by Samuel Theis1h 33m2022
Ten-year-old Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in Eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond his years. With curiosity, he observes the ups and downs of his young single mother's turbulent love life. Things change when a new teacher, fresh from the big city, takes over Johnny's class. Mr. Adamski believes in Johnny and wants to open a new world to him. The sophisticated young teacher also intrigues the boy.
Our read: Softie (2022) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · lgbt · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / lgbt, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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