The Young One Jeunesse
Zico yearns to be elsewhere and embarks on a freighter at Le Havre, but very soon tensions with the rest of the crew and repeated mishaps aboard put an end to his dreams of adventure. A battle starts with the elements and with the men’s ordeals.
Festivals and awards
Locarno Film Festival
Official Selection In Competition
Reviews
«Apaixonado pelo mundo marítimo, Julien Samani sabe filmar como ninguém o huis-clos angustiante de um barco onde tudo está à deriva, tanto os homens como o navio.»
Paris Match
«Uma odisseia alucinante, que oscila igualmente entre o romance impossível e a abstracção metafísica.»
Première
«Um cocktail inebriante de aventura.»
Damien Aubel, Transfuge
«[Juventude] tem uma atitude narrativa e um olhar que justifica ficarmos atentos ao que Julien Samani fará a seguir.»
Jorge Mourinha, Público
Cast and crew
Kevin Azaïs - Zico
Samir Guesmi - Géraud
Jean-François Stevenin - Captain Paillet
Bastien Ughetto - Yoyo
Camille Polet - Mélanie
Lazare Minoungou - Moctar
David Chour - Kong
Miguel Borges - Pedro
António Simão - Lionel
A film by Julian Samani
Script: Julien Samani and Camille Fontaine
From the novel by Joseph Conrad
Photography: Simon Beaufils
Editing: Julie Dupré
Sound Shot: Francisco Veloso
Sound Editing: Emmanuel Solland
Mixing: Benjamin Viau
Original Music: Ullysse Klotz
Assistant director: Francisco Botelho
Set Design: Paula Szabo
Costumes: Marta do Vale
Production Manager: Ana Pinhão Moura
Head of Production and Post-production: Raoul Peruzzi
Produced by Paulo Branco
An Alfama Films Production and Leopardo Filmes coproduction
In association with Les films d’ici – Serge Lalou
With the participation of CNC, Ciné+
In association with CINEMAGE 10
International sales and festivals: Alfama Films
