Johnny is ten years old but is only interested in adult stories. In his social housing in Lorraine, he observes his young mother’s agitated sentimental life with curiosity. This year, he’s joining Mr. Adamski’s class, a young teacher who believes in him and with whom he will discover a new world. Screened in the Critics' Week at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Samuel Theis
Born in 1978, he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre in Lyon. He then got into la Fémis before co-directing his first film, Party Girl (2014), with Marie Amachoukeli and Claire Burger. This film, which toys with the fine line between documentary and fiction, was the opening film of Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Caméra d’Or. Samuel is also an actor and a theatre director.
