You'll Get Over It Explained

You'll Get Over It
Director:Fabrice Cazeneuve
Producer:Hervé Chabalier
Claude Chelli
Christophe Chevallier
Starring:Julien Baumgartner
Jérémie Elkaïm
Cinematography:Stephan Massis
Editing:Jean-Pierre Bloc
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

You'll Get Over It (French: À cause d'un garçon) is a gay-themed coming of age film released in 2002. The literal translation of the French title is Because of a Boy.

Plot

Vincent (Baumgartner) is a shy boy who is on the swim team and is also a good student with his girlfriend Noémie (Maraval) and a best friend, Stéphane (Comar), life in school can't be better for him. But then, he suddenly starts to have encounters with the new boy, Benjamin (Elkaïm). They have a private meeting and then some boys write on a wall "Molina is a fag". Vincent starts getting bullied at high school, changing his life and his relationships with family and friends in ways he will have to accept.

Cast

Reception

Reviewing the translated version released in the United States in 2004, Dave Kehr of the New York Times called the film "well-meaning and hopelessly bland".[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kehr . Dave . Film in Review; 'You'll Get Over It' . 5 February 2024 . The New York Times . 18 June 2004.