7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
I Am Jonas (2018)
November 23, 20181h 22mFR
6.7
263 votes
Overview
When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in grappling with his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories from this time still haunt Jonas.
Director
Christophe CharrierWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
ARTEEn Compagnie des Lamas
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CinemaSerf
7.0This is quite a well put together little drama recounting the life of "Jonas" through the twin threads of his late childhood and of a current day thirty-something. Félix Maritaud plays the elder incarnation in a typically gritty and plausible way (though he does look like he could do with a good meal!) with Nicolas Bauwens as his younger, largely conformist, self. My problem is that the narrative that gets us from person A to person B - via a new schoolfriend "Nathan" doesn't quite work. There is an incident, which we do discover at the end, but it leaves me with a feeling of incompleteness. P…
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