Full Speed

1996 1h 25m FR

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 28

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his girl-friend, much more mature than she looks, falling in love with Quentin's very best friend Jimmy, who is kind of stuck in his unability of self-expression and grown up under bad social circumstances. And there is the shy boy Samir, exiled from Algeria, who lost his "brother" and only friend some time ago. Samir heavily falls in love with Quentin, but he can't handle it...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Élodie Bouchez
Julie
Stéphane Rideau
Jimmy
Pascal Cervo
Quentin
Mezziane Bardadi
Samir
Romain Auger
Rick
Salim Kéchiouche
Jamel
Mohammed Dib
Karim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gaël Morel
Writers: Catherine Corsini, Gaël Morel
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gaël Morel, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Catherine Schwartz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Élodie Bouchez and Stéphane Rideau and Pascal Cervo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gaël Morel directs. Jeanne Lapoirie behind the camera. Catherine Schwartz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gaël Morel, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Catherine Schwartz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Élodie Bouchez and Stéphane Rideau and Pascal Cervo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0118230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.