87
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe drama is an intricately constructed and intensely felt work that transcends the easy “coming-of-age” genre label that is so tempting to slap onto it.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijEven though the movie barely provides any backstory or other details, the characters’ emotions are always immediately accessible in this vivid depiction of the all-consuming nature of nascent amour, as well as the pain, heartbreak and confusion that come with trying to channel all these pure emotions into something as structured as your daily life.
- 90Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterOften very funny, especially in classroom scenes filled with unconventional teachers and unruly pupils, the film also shows real feeling for the tangled workings of the human heart and the way individuals are at their loneliest in a crowd of people.
- 83The Film StageZhuo-Ning SuThe Film StageZhuo-Ning SuBoth Pellerin and Abita are tremendous, each fiercely charismatic in a way that doesn’t compromise the vulnerability of their characters.
- 80The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe film may be maddening as a character study, and it could damage an ionizer with its air of self-importance, but its experiments in form and tone are highly original.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleGenèse concludes as a sober reminder that the young always feel intensely, but that the years between the crush that shines and the ardor that confounds are short ones, indeed.
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeLesage pulls focus onto the aftershocks of trauma rather than the traumatic events themselves.