18 Years Old and Rising

(2011)

★ 5.5 IMDb · 122 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Year: 2011

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: France

Director: Frédéric Louf

Cast: Пьер Нине, Лу де Лааж, Audrey Bastien, Ali Marhyar, Victor Bessière, Catherine Chevallier, Michel Vuillermoz, Marion Chabassol, Эрве Пьер, Johan Libéreau

Plot

Primo is an ordinary middle-class youngster studying for his baccalaureate, who gets side-tracked when he falls in love with a rich girl. They soon learn they have to deal with her condescending friends who look down upon this upstart.

Nominated for a César, this sentimental comedy, starring Pierre Niney, handles humor and emotion with grace. In May 1981, 18-year-old Primo and Gabrielle meet. She's from the Parisian bourgeoisie; he's the son of small provincial shopkeepers. Dazzled by her charm, Primo bluffs. He invents a life, lies and makes up for the emptiness of his pockets with audacity and imagination.