Head Above Water

Head Above Water

2018 · 75 min · FR · 5.4 (18 votes)
Dir. Margaux Bonhomme · Starring Diane Rouxel, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Cohendy, Pablo Pauly, Agathe Dronne, Clémentine Allain
Drama

Elisa, a fiery and passionate teenager, wants to enjoy the summer of her 17 years on the steep slopes of the Vercors where she grew up. But her mother leaves the house and leaves her alone with her father to look after her disabled sister. An increasingly heavy responsibility that makes love switch to hatred.

VIBE

A stifling summer where youthful desires clash with crushing family duty. This drama feels heavy with unspoken resentments and the quiet desperation of a life put on hold, all set against a beautiful, yet isolating, landscape.

melancholictenseyearningfrustratedslow-burnnaturalistic dramaarthousefamily obligationadolescenceresentmentloss of freedom
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