Junkyard Dog

2023 · 93 min · FR · 6.9 (407 votes)

Dir. Jean-Baptiste Durand · Starring Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard, Galatea Bellugi, Dominique Reymond, Bernard Blancan, Nathan Le Graciet · Music Delphine Malaussena

DramaRomanceComedy

Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms.

VIBE

A sun-drenched, yet emotionally complex, exploration of young love and shifting friendships. It feels like a hazy summer memory, tinged with the bittersweet ache of growing up and the quiet intensity of first romance.

melancholicwistfultendernostalgicslow-burnarthousecharacter-drivenslice-of-lifecoming-of-agefriendshipromanceidentity

friendshipmale friendshiprelationship problemsgrowing updogboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphaunted by the pasttroubled pastghosts of the pastconfronting the pastchanging the past or futuredysfunctional relationshipmale male relationshiphopeful