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Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.
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Cast
20 people
Eden Dambrine
Léo
Gustav De Waele
Rémi
Also in
The Silverwood Academy
Émilie Dequenne
Sophie
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Survive
Léa Drucker
Nathalie
Known for
War of the Worlds
Custody
Igor van Dessel
Charlie
Known for
The Royal Exchange
Mad Mom
Kevin Janssens
Peter
Known for
Revenge
The Room
Marc Weiss
Yves
Also in
Arcanes
Belgian Rhapsody
Léon Bataille
Baptiste
No other roles listed
Serine Ayari
Céline
Known for
The Twelve
Robin Keyaert
Thomas
Also in
Chantal
The Enemy
Herman van Slambrouck
Mark
No other roles listed
Iven Deduytschaver
Ice Hockey Coach
No other roles listed
Lukas Dhont Director · Angelo Tijssens Writer Valentin Hadjadj Composer
Worldwide gross $3.1M · United States release December 2, 2022 · Produced in Belgium, France, Netherlands
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,129,968
Production
Menuet
Production
Diaphana Films
Production · Distribution
Topkapi Films
Production
Versus Production
Production
VTM
Production
RTBF
Production
Belgium · France · Netherlands
Produced in
We Two Boys, Together Clinging
Working title
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Dutch · French
Release dates
France · May 26, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 1, 2022
Theatrical
United States · December 2, 2022
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · February 28, 2023
Digital · A24 Screening Room
United States
September 2, 2022 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 2, 2022 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 6, 2022 · Premiere · BendFilm Festival
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 8, 2022 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 9, 2022 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival
October 11, 2022 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 14, 2022 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 15, 2022 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 16, 2022 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
October 17, 2022 · Premiere · Loft Film Fest
October 18, 2022 · Premiere · New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Film Fest 919
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · San Diego International Film Festival
October 23, 2022 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
October 24, 2022 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 25, 2022 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 26, 2022 · Premiere · Twin Cities Film Fest
October 29, 2022 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 7, 2022 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
November 8, 2022 · Premiere · New Orleans Film Festival
November 11, 2022 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · Denver International Film Festival
November 13, 2022 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Festival
November 14, 2022 · Premiere · Three Rivers Film Festival
November 17, 2022 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
November 18, 2022 · Premiere · Portland Queer Film Festival
November 27, 2022 · Premiere · MoMA - The Contenders
December 9, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
January 8, 2023 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 20, 2023 · Premiere · OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
January 27, 2023 · Theatrical
March 3, 2023 · Digital
Argentina
November 30, 2022 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival Week
Australia
June 18, 2022 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 10, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 29, 2022 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
February 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Austria
October 26, 2022 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 11, 2022 · Premiere · Ghent Film Festival
November 2, 2022 · Theatrical
February 1, 2023 · Premiere · Filmfestival Oostende
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 18, 2022 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 10, 2022 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 14, 2022 · Premiere · Festival MixBrasil de Cultura da Diversidade
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
April 21, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Canada
September 17, 2022 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 18, 2022 · Premiere · FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
September 27, 2022 · Premiere · Calgary Film Festival
October 2, 2022 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival
October 28, 2022 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · CINEMANIA Film Festival
November 17, 2022 · Premiere · Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
February 3, 2023 · Theatrical
China
April 22, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 11, 2023 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
August 8, 2023 · Digital
Colombia
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Bogotá International Film Festival
Croatia
October 28, 2022 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2022 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
November 29, 2022 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français en République Tchèque
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 20, 2022 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 18, 2023 · Theatrical
Finland
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
France
June 16, 2022 · Premiere · Cabourg Film Festival
September 7, 2022 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
October 20, 2022 · Premiere · Houlgate European Film Festival
March 7, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
May 2, 2023 · Digital · Canal+ (ex myCanal)
May 2, 2023 · TV · Canal+
May 16, 2025 · TV · France 4
November 7, 2026 · TV · OCS
Germany
October 5, 2022 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
November 2, 2022 · Premiere · Französische Filmtage Tübingen
November 29, 2022 · Premiere · Französische Filmwoche Berlin
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
June 30, 2023 · Digital
May 13, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 8, 2022 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
February 9, 2023 · Theatrical
February 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 11, 2022 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Theatrical
India
November 21, 2022 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
December 10, 2022 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Kerala
Indonesia
January 27, 2023 · Digital · KlikFilm
May 23, 2026 · Limited theatrical · KlikFilm Matinee
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Bandung World Cinema
Ireland
March 3, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Israel
October 12, 2022 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
October 19, 2022 · Premiere · Alice Nella Città
January 4, 2023 · Theatrical
May 17, 2026 · TV · Rai 3
Latvia
October 15, 2022 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Mexico
October 23, 2022 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 26, 2022 · Premiere · Cinecitta International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 3, 2022 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
August 21, 2022 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
September 30, 2022 · Premiere · Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
October 27, 2022 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
December 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 19, 2022 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
July 21, 2022 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
October 5, 2022 · Premiere · WAMA Film Festival
October 26, 2022 · Premiere · Spektrum Film Festival
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
November 29, 2024 · Digital · CANAL+ online
Portugal
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival
Puerto Rico
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · Puerto Rico European Film Festival
Romania
January 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Russia
March 30, 2023 · Theatrical
Serbia
July 21, 2022 · Premiere · European Film Festival Palic
November 28, 2022 · Premiere · Festival autorskog filma Beograd
Singapore
February 16, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 9, 2022 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival
May 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
November 7, 2022 · Premiere · Seville European Film Festival
November 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2023 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2022 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · Ciné-Festival
Taiwan
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 24, 2022 · Theatrical
December 11, 2022 · Premiere · World Film Festival of Bangkok
June 15, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Türkiye
October 2, 2022 · Premiere · Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Filmekimi
United Kingdom
October 8, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 23, 2022 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · French Film Festival UK
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 11, 2022 · Premiere · Brighton Film Festival
December 9, 2022 · Premiere · London Film Week
March 3, 2023 · Limited theatrical
April 21, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
Uruguay
January 20, 2023 · Premiere · José Ignacio International Film Festival
Vietnam
November 11, 2022 · Premiere · Hanoi International Film Festival
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