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COMÉDIE  |  21 MINUTES  |  2012

Maxime, 14 ans, tente d'attirer l'attention d'Astrid. Quand un graffiti anti-maire apparaît, il y voit sa chance de l’impressionner.

Maxime, 14, tries to get Astrid’s attention. When an anti-mayor graffiti appears, he sees it as his chance to impress her.
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COMÉDIE  |  21 MINUTES  |  2012

Maxime, 14 ans, tente d'attirer l'attention d'Astrid. Quand un graffiti anti-maire apparaît, il y voit sa chance de l’impressionner.

Maxime, 14, tries to get Astrid’s attention. When an anti-mayor graffiti appears, he sees it as his chance to impress her.

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Synopsis (fr)
Maxime a 14 ans. Il vit dans un petit village. Adolescent à la carrure ingrate, il peine à trouver grâce aux yeux d’Astrid, la jeune fille de 15 ans dont il est amoureux. Un matin, le village se réveille avec un immense graffiti sur le mur de l’école primaire. Si l’on ignore qui en est l’auteur, on sait tout de même quelle en est la cause : le maire sortant, unique candidat à sa succession, a enrôlé dans sa liste un militant local du front national. Les autorités ouvrent l’enquête tandis que les jeunes cherchent à connaître l’identité de leur héros. maxime voit là une belle occasion d’attirer l’attention d’Astrid.
Synopsis (en)
Maxime is 14 year old and lives in a small village. Because he's a quite unattractive teenage boy, he has trouble getting the attention of Astrid, the 15 year old girl he is in love with. During the local elections, the village discovers a big graffiti on the city hall’s wall. The author is unknown but the motivation is obvious : the outgoing mayor and unique candidate to the election enrolled a right-wing extremist in his list. The authorities are opening an investigation while the teenagers try to find out who is their anonymous hero. For Maxime it’s a golden opportunity to seduce Astrid.
Director: Benoit Martin; Production: Igor Auzepy; Screenplay: Benoit Martin; Image: Benoit Rambourg; Sound: Frédéric Théry; Editing: Thomas Glaser
Cast: Thomas Collange, Charles Leckler , Marie Thelen, Lizie Weltin