The Boy (2025)

7.2/10 • 98 min • Comedy Documentary

Overview

Actress-director Zabou Breitman embarks on an unusual adventure: imagining the life of a boy discovered in an old photo from an album bought at a flea market. These are the images and memories of an unknown family, which somehow feel familiar. At the center is the boy, with his gaze that is both gentle and melancholic yet joyful. Who is he? What is his true story, the one that unfolds between the lines? What if every individual were also the unwitting hero of a tale? This dizzying family investigation blurs the lines between reality and fiction, sometimes merging them completely.

Cast

Nicolas Avinée

Philippe

François Berléand

Le père

Isabelle Nanty

La mère

Florence Muller

La tante

Jean-Paul Bordes

L'oncle

Zabou Breitman

Self

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