Water Lilies

Youth Film/Romance, France 2007

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Balmy summer nights, the tingling coolness of a swimming pool - within such stirring atmospheres, a dense drama develops around friendship and awakening sexuality. Fifteen-year-old Marie has fallen under the spell of synchronized swimming and the graceful body control it requires - or is it rather the gorgeous star of the group, the beautiful Floriane? She is regarded as a 'femme fatal' among the youths - Floriane can wrap any boy around her sweet finger. So, it seems surprising at first that she agrees to a barter deal with the inconspicuous Marie. Third in the alliance of love-thirsty teenagers in the seemingly timeless suburban milieu is Marie's best friend Anne, a bit too chubby and yet so desperately in search of her first time. Céline Sciamma's debut film "Water Lilies" is a work full of genuine emotions that follows the trials and tribulations of adolescence into its deepest passions.
81 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
French
Subtitles:
German

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Director:

Céline Sciamma

Cast:

Pauline Acquart (Marie)

Louise Blachère (Anne)

Adèle Haenel (Floriane)

Warren Jacquin (François)

Barbara Renard (Natacha)

Original title:

Naissance des pieuvres

Original language:

French

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

French

Subtitles:

German