Adoration
Directed by Fabrice du Welz • With Thomas Gioria, Fantine Harduin, Benoît Poelvoorde and Laurent Lucas • Produced by Vincent Tavier (Panique!), Manuel Chiche and Violaine Barbaroux (The Jokers Films)
SELECTED AT THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL, PIAZZA GRANDE
Synopsis
Paul, a 12-year-old lonely boy, lives with his mother at the mental institution where she works since his father abandoned them years ago.
When Gloria, a troubled and fascinating teenage girl, arrives at the institution, Paul immediately falls in love with her.
So madly in love that, despite her dangerousness, he will run away with her to help her reach a place she calls the “haven of peace”.
Teenagers on the run, escaping from the hostile adult world to an unreachable destination…