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You'll Get Over It

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You'll Get Over It
Theatrical release poster (France)
Directed byFabrice Cazeneuve
Written byVincent Molina
Produced byHervé Chabalier
Claude Chelli
Christophe Chevallier
StarringJulien Baumgartner
Jérémie Elkaïm
CinematographyStephan Massis
Edited byJean-Pierre Bloc
Release date
  • March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

You'll Get Over It (French: À cause d'un garçon) is a gay-themed coming of age film released in 2002. The literal translation of the French title is Because of a Boy.

Plot

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Vincent (Baumgartner) is a shy boy who is on the swim team and is also a good student with his girlfriend Noémie (Maraval) and a best friend, Stéphane (Comar), life in school can't be better for him. But then, he suddenly starts to have encounters with the new boy, Benjamin (Elkaïm). They have a private meeting and then some boys write on a wall "Molina is a fag". Vincent starts getting bullied at high school, changing his life and his relationships with family and friends in ways he will have to accept.

Cast

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Reception

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Reviewing the translated version released in the United States in 2004, Dave Kehr of the New York Times called the film "well-meaning and hopelessly bland".[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kehr, Dave (18 June 2004). "Film in Review; 'You'll Get Over It'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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