Currents
Red Rocks
Bruno Dumont
North American Premiere
In Bruno Dumont’s drama of danger, purity, and freedom, a group of children between the ages of 5 and 7 enact a kind of pre-preadolescent Romeo and Juliet, complete with rival gangs and puppy love, in a coastal French Riviera town.
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Portugal/
France/ Italy/ Spain/ Qatar - Language
- French
- Year
- 2026
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
In a coastal French Riviera town, surrounded by the glistening azure blue of the Mediterranean, a group of young children cavort and compete with each other, diving off the rocky red cliffs into the sea. Soon, we find these tykes—played by kids between the ages of 5 and 7—enacting a kind of pre-preadolescent Romeo and Juliet, complete with rival gangs and puppy love. With natural light bouncing off these stunning vistas, and a distanced yet intimate observational style, Bruno Dumont (France, NYFF59) uses a documentary approach to portray a small-scale drama of danger, purity, and freedom. In the tradition of Small Change and The Florida Project, these tots are largely untethered from adults, becoming avatars of a primal utopia.
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In a coastal French Riviera town, surrounded by the glistening azure blue of the Mediterranean, a group of young children cavort and compete with each other, diving off the rocky red cliffs into the sea. Soon, we find these tykes—played by kids between the ages of 5 and 7—enacting a kind of pre-preadolescent Romeo and Juliet, complete with rival gangs and puppy love. With natural light bouncing off these stunning vistas, and a distanced yet intimate observational style, Bruno Dumont (France, NYFF59) uses a documentary approach to portray a small-scale drama of danger, purity, and freedom. In the tradition of Small Change and The Florida Project, these tots are largely untethered from adults, becoming avatars of a primal utopia.
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