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Cinéma

Les magnétiques

Duration
1 hr 38 min
Available subtitles
en

Cannes Official Selection. A bunch of friends broadcast a free radio station from their home in 1980s rural France. After one of them is called away to Berlin for his military service, he desperately wants to keep broadcasting with his friends.

 

France in the early 1980s. In a small provincial town, Philippe lives in the shadow of his brother Jérôme. Their world is dominated by pirate radio in their father's garage and the looming threat of military service. However, they are unaware that this world is soon about to change forever.

Director: Vincent Maël Cardona (France/Germany, 2020)
With: Thimotée Robart (Philippe), Marie Colomb (Marianne), Joseph Olivennes (Jérôme), Fabrice Adde (Francis), Louise Anselme (Nathalie), Younès Boucif (Kader), Maxence Tual (Jean-Jacques), Judith Zins (Patricia)
Genre: drama
Awards: Ornano-Valenti Award (Deauville 2021), official selection (Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2021)