Genesis

2018 [FRENCH]

Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 12% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 12%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1525 1.5K

coming of age love teenage love teenage sexuality first love teenager

Plot summary

Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.

Director

Philippe Lesage Photo
Philippe Lesage

Top cast

Pier-Luc Funk Photo
Pier-Luc Funk as Maxime / Charlotte's boyfriend
Brett Dier Photo
Brett Dier as Todd
Théodore Pellerin Photo
Théodore Pellerin as Guillaume / Charlotte's half-brother
Paul Ahmarani Photo
Paul Ahmarani as Perrier / teacher
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1.17 GB
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French 2.0
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2 hr 10 min
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2.41 GB
1920*1040
French 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 10 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mattman149 7 / 10

A beautiful film for broken hearts

Perhaps the folks who don't get it have had the fortune of never experiencing broken heartedness before. If so, their opinion matters not because they are the lucky few who have somehow avoided suffering and therefore personal growth. For the rest of us, those who have had our hearts broken, this film is a monument. Discovering betrayal, and allowing that to motivate poor decision-making which leads to further betrayal. Discovering years of friendship can disappear in a single gay moment, but having the courage to stand firm rather than hide or self-harm. And the touching innocence and rapturous joy of required love, young love, first love--that section ought to have reverberated with the fortunate few, had they kept watching.It's a film about love and heartbreak. Is the pacing perfect? No. Is the music perfect? No. But the film is solid and the performances excellent.
Reviewed by katerinaborejova 6 / 10

could be bezzer

Genése follows three characters. We are first introduced to the two siblings Guillaume (16) and Charlotte (18). The movie focuses on these two for most of the film. Then in the end it suddenly switches and introduces another character Félix, who is twelve.Genése was a beautiful movie full of potential but unfortunately, it made a lot of mistakes.First things first were the plot. I really really did not find the sudden switch to Félix and his childish adventurous in a summer camp intriguing. It felt like a completely different movie. You know singing, kids around fireplaces, first "serious" love. I was bored. The movie definitely did not prepare me for such a sudden switch. Since I watched it on HBO (in the LGBT section), I read the description and I knew that it's going to be about these three. But to the last moment, I hoped they confused names and wanted to write Alexis nor Felix. Alexis plays a small but very interesting part in the Guillaume storyline and it would be amazing to know more about him. Both storylines about Guillaume and Charlotte are cut off and left unexplained. I would like to know more. What happens after? It's okay not to know but at least explain what exactly is going on. What is the relationship between these two? Very close, but maybe show a bit more? What is their relationship with their parents? I read somewhere that they are half-siblings - I didn't catch that in the movie at all. But other than these slight issues and the big thing with Félix, the movie was amazing. I enjoyed it, I found it fascinating. Especially Guillaume and his incredible personality.The other thing that was making me grind my teeth was the fashion. For most of the movie, I couldn't pinpoint the exact time it was in. Probably the 1990s, judging from the mobile phone, computer, and bike. The clothing could be also categorized into that era, but it felt too present-like. Which is completely okay. Fashion is circular and repetitive but it's never exactly the same. There are always some slight nuances - even if only little ones in the material, cut, style. But never the same. The fashion industry would crush if it would be. I didn't see any of these slight differences. Especially in the last Félix part. Suddenly the kids wore clothes more suited for the 2010s than the 1990s. There were crocs, ripped, and skinny jeans, and others. Since there wasn't shown any technology, I wasn't even sure if the time period didn't change. As you can see the last ending bit irritated me.But to end it in a better note. The characters were done great. My favorite Guillaume had an amazing complex personality. But I could not properly distinguish if he was the good gentle guy and the bad bully guy. Probably both which is always the best, since life isn't black and white.And to conclude it, I would give this movie a 6-star review. It could have been an eight, but they messed it up with the last part.
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