Short synopsis : On a remote island inhabited solely by women and young boys, Nicolas (10) and the other boys are subjected to mysterious and sinister medical treatments.

Long synopsis : 10-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. In a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the boys are subjected to a mysterious medical treatment. Only Nicolas questions what is happening around him. He senses that his mother is lying to him, and is determined to find out what she does with the other women at night, on the beach… What he discovers is the beginning of a nightmare into which he is helplessly drawn. But in Stella, a young nurse at the hospital, Nicolas finds an unexpected ally… Lucile Hadzihalilovic (Innocence - Best New Director Award - San Sebastian, Bronze Horse - Stockholm FF) returns with a new journey into a mysterious world of  childhood dreams, fantasies and fears…

Cast

• Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier

Crew

• Producer(s): Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon, Jérôme Vidal, Sebastián Álvarez, Geneviève Lemal, John Engel
• Director(s): Lucile Hadzihalilovic
• Screenplay: Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Alanté Kavaïté, Geoff Cox
• DP: Manu Dacosse
• Editing: Nassim Gordji Tehrani
• Set Design: Laia Colet

• Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Mystery


• Production company: Les Films du Worso, Noodles Production, Volcano Films, SCOPE PICTURES, Left Field Ventures
• Production date: 2015
• Language: French
• Duration: 81 min