Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy - 96 minutes
In this school-set re-working of Cyrano de Bergerac, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Toby MACDONALD Writer(s) : Luke PONTE, Freddy SYBORN Cast : Alex LAWTHER, Jonah HAUER-KING, Pauline ETIENNE, Denis MÉNOCHET Producer(s) : Luke MORRIS
‘Survival of the fittest’ is the philosophy at all-boys English boarding school Caldermount. If you’re not the strong athletic type, you’re a loser. Nobody knows this better than nerdy Amberson, who’s been at the bottom of the school’s social ladder since he can remember.When the French teacher’s fiery daughter Agnes arrives, Amberson’s life is turned upside down. He suddenly finds himself playing matchmaker for Winchester, the school’s popular sporting hero. Winchester definitely has the looks to win Agnes over but Amberson has the wits.Will Amberson have the courage to reveal himself to her and stand up for who he really is?
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN
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Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018