Just an Illusion

Just an Illusion

2026 · 119 min · FR · 7.3 (216 votes)
Dir. Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano · Starring Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Simon Boublil, Alexis Rosenstiehl, Pierre Lottin, Jeanne Lamartine
ComedyDrama

In 1985 suburban Paris, 12-year-old Vincent lives with his distant older brother and quarrelling parents. Amid laughter and unease, he navigates friendship and first love, while beginning to confront the adult world.

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A tender, introspective journey through the awkwardness of adolescence. It captures the wistful, nostalgic feeling of navigating complex family dynamics and burgeoning self-awareness in the 80s suburbs.

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