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At the root of homophobia lies the notion of masculinity as the rigid standard for men and boys (and in a minor subplot, femininity for girls and women). We've seen this all before but Hidden Kisses confronts it head on. In some ways that are deftly handled and in others that are a bit clumsy. There is a homophobic father and is often the weak link in these coming of age movies. It's hard to to get ones head around a character that is so thinly defined except there are real people like this. There are plenty of homophobic students who bully Nathan including one who is black.

The movie really shines when we see the full impact of social media on cultural expectations and norms, and how young adults don't see the consequences of their actions using it. They can do so much harm with so little effort. If the film had focused on this thematically, it might have been a more daring and smarter film. As such, it mostly just does the old stuff very well and returns the focus on the two leads, only to stray with brief chatter between teachers and parents.

The actors do a good job, especially Bérenger Anceaux as Nathan but the adult cast is uniformly excellent.

It is a powerful film. This is the only fair definition. It is an inspired, so precise portrait of a situation who has not solutions. It is a film about teenagers, a picture on a party, cruelty, hate, prejudices, teachers, a single father and his son. It has all the pieces to be a manifesto. Butit is more and more becomes scene by scene. Two scenes are real significant for me - the opened black board by Tristan and the lines about Oscar Wilde and his talk with the Math teacher.And, not doubts, admirable performances. It is a provocative film and a great question about yourself. So, just a powerful film. About honesty, truth and the way to perceive the other.

This would have been a much stronger, more believable story if it were set in some time and place other than 21st century France. As it is, it is captivating until the end, but because of the setting, there's some sort of uncanny valley effect happening.

It's not easy to speak about homosexuality. It's not easy to be homosexual. Hidden kisses will make you look at all the pain gay guys have been through, it will make you feel how much it hurts to have a father who thinks you're sick, to be surrounded of people staring at you disgusted, laughing at you. Just watch it. I've been hesitant to watch this movie, i thought it would have been an average movie talking about the love of two young guys. This is much more. This is a movie everyone should see. And after you've watched Hidden kisses you will be braver if you're a young boy scared of being himself, worried about other people's judgement. And if you are a homophobic, even after you've watched this movie, my question for you is: 'Haven't you got a heart?'

Simply put...this is one in a number of really, really good gay coming-of-age movies that have come out in 2016.

In a realistic way, they've tossed aside a number of the clichés, while focusing on the bare-bones issues that 2 young gay boys share in their completely separate life backgrounds and circumstances -- the fear, the bullying, the isolation, the loneliness, and of course, the love.

And this was a well-done love story, top to bottom, with a solid group of actors who all fit their roles perfectly.

Great chemistry all around, a plot that matters, and a script that makes you feel like you're there. Were there some things plot-wise that are unresolved or questionable? Sure, no doubt about it. This isn't a flawless film. But, what matters in the film comes full circle.

For those reasons, this is a terrific, must watch for those interested in the genre. Hats off.

This movie had a lot of extremely well acted and heartfelt scenes as well as brutal ones. It isn't the best movie of its kind and almost felt dull at times but the acting makes up for it.

My expectations were pretty low when I fisrt found this movie, I hadn't heard about it and it seems not many people have either. To my surprise, it's a beautiful and so well done movie. Yes, it's about the drama of being gay, coming out, being accepted, finding love... however, Hidden Kisses (French: Baisers cachés) tells us a story of two boys, at first focusing in one of them, and as the movie goes around, the second one is wisely included in the script - and all you can feel is your inner wish for them to be ok, to be loved, to love. Plus the movie brings awareness of the fact that homophobia and bullying are still present in the French schools, and surely in many other countries. And it needs to be discussed, there could be no space for hate and discrimination against love, specifically LGBTQ love. Kudos for the director and specially the cast, great story! LOVE IS FOR EVERYONE!

This isn't a great work of cinematic art and in places it is clumsy. However, it is moving and very touching.

Others have pointed out that modern France is not as virulently homophobic. The film seems to address attitudes which are at least twenty years out of date. That said there are significant portions of the population who still think like this and perhaps films like this are still necessary?

Nathan's experiences mirror my own in the 60's and 70's. It was a traumatic to relive some of the terror and existential dread. I remember constantly looking over my shoulder in case there was someone after me and I didn't have a boyfriend.

This an amazing / wonderful movie.

Of course, it sounds very french: Patrick Timsit and all actors are playing as (credible) french parents, school and references are located. But, in all the ways I expected it to be, it sounds right, as well in the feeling of having to comply to adults' expectations than in the internal mood, so different from the exposed one. In a first stage, I totally disliked Louis and then felt "in love" with him. He acts totally right, attracted both to what he thinks right and to what he feels right. This movie enlightens the dual pressure much gays are enduring. Thanks to all actors for their acts their.

I enjoyed this movie, although it was a bit clichéd. I have to say that I came out in 1990, after having grown up in Margaret Thatcher's homophobic Britain. At the time I got no homophobia from straight people. I just got internalised homophobia from other gay people. So I don't buy into the stereotypical no one else's is gay except me and one other guy who's in Narnia rubbish. It might have been true in 1976, but not in 2016 when this film was made. I heard a lot of Windows XP sounds, so I guess they maybe set the film in the early noughties. Even at that time attitudes towards homosexuality were nowhere near as barbaric as this film portrays. I would have liked to have seen more straight allies within the school setting, the bullies punished, although full marks to Nathan for standing up to them. Id like to know what kind of flack that head teacher got for allowing his school to be 99%homophobic. And yeah, I was angry at Louis, and his father in turn. Full marks to his mum for growing a spine! So yeah, it's a bit oversimplified and unrealistic, especially for a civilised country in the 21st century but you'll enjoy the movie and be engaged with the characters. I.

"Hidden Kisses" is an anti-bullying and anti-homophobia movie, which are both worthy subjects. But, the movie wasn't particularly satisfying for me because the story is over-simplified and virtually all the characters are well-worn stereotypes. IMDB lists it as a "TV Movie", so I suspect it was produced as a G-Rated "after school special" targeted at teens and young adults.

Throughout the movie, I was puzzled by the outdated attitude and homophobia the students and others overtly expressed toward the (supposedly) one and only gay student. The film is set in a large city in modern day France, not Brunei or someplace where the "sin" of being homosexual is punishable by death. The world is still not a perfect place for gay people, but we have come a long way in my lifetime (I came out in 1978). It seems particularly unrealistic to portray the student body as a monolithic anti-gay attack force against a solo gay boy who's completely without any friends, allies or moral support.

If you're willing to overlook the stereotyped characters, unrealistic portrayal of French high school students as unrelenting homophobes and the simplistic storyline, you can watch and enjoy "Hidden Kisses" for the positive gay message.

I really like this movie... Actually everything so well done. the movie itself is really good because it reveals both the parents and themselves. An educational film that shows the thinking of a parent, both good and bad. it's worth watching

The story is amazing and really speaks to t he struggles of gay youth and the pressures they face from their peers and families. I was starting to think the ending would be another sad tale that has been done hundreds of times before but it really ended on a high note. The whole production from the script to the cinematography to the acting was expertly done. A rare gem.

At times this does rather stretch the bounds of plausibility at a school in 21st century France, but the sentiment behind it is quite worryingly potent. A photo emerges of a kiss! We know that one of the kissers is "Nathan" (Bérenger Anceaux) but who is the other? What piques the curiosity of his schoolmates is that the other kisser is also a boy! Drunken game? Wind-up? True love? What now ensues does hit the stereotype skids once or twice as we discover his dad is a policeman (Patrick Timsit), largely unimpressed with his son's behaviour and somewhat pre-occupied with the gossip he faces at work. We now see a school where the boy is bullied and beaten with alacrity despite what I would have thought would have been intervention from an headmaster who seems more worried about perception than about a bloodied pupil wandering the corridors. When we do finally discover the identity of his paramour, the emphasis now shifts to that boy's parents. His father is frankly a rather odious individual, a doctor, who is disgusted by the apparent sexuality of his son and is determined to stop it in it's tracks. This latter scenario ultimately - as happens in many families - pitches one parent against another in a battle of wills as to the best way to respect or control the burgeoning identity of a child that is loved but maybe not as unconditionally as we might require or hope. It's the youngsters who make this film. Anceaux contributes strongly and convincingly as does Jules Houplain ("Louis") who also turns in an emotionally powerful performance. Some of the ample toxicity this film engenders is well portrayed by those who are his classmates - boys and girls - who epitomise a small-mindedness and a bigotry that the film quite successfully showcases then tries to hold to count and to shame. It's a ninety minute television movie, so it's unlikely to be intended to profoundly move the dial on attitudes of intolerance and homophobia significantly, but the lads on screen here deliver a poignant story that does make you think about what schools teach us that isn't in books.

The movie is amazing, it is very realistic and you can feel all the emotions so strongly... two young boys that they re in love and they re trying so much to be together, but the society makes it so hard.

The movie teaches you how the society creates you suicidal thoughts, how the ignorance of the people and especially the closest one can mess with your head and make you do some bad things. How can a young man be in the position to make dreams about his future when you cut those dreams before they re even started? Sad people want the others to be sad too but they re people that can change that and instead criticize the others, make them be happy and have the courage to deal with the future and all the ignorance, they can smile together...

The movie is amazing, so many messages, it was a pleasure to see this movie and it worth your time 100% ...

Demian Ds

Really loved this movie. Great coming of age love story that is sad and lovely at the same time. What the two characters go through separately; what they endure because of a kiss is maddening and disturbing. Still, so good; a must watch.

I don't know anything about the culture in Belgium but this whole movie struck me as simplistic and heavy-handed in the way the gay teen is openly attacked and harassed and the way teachers and school staff were not responding in any way, and how openly anti-gay and bigoted the students and adults were portrayed. I couldn't believe this was movie was made in 2016.

How have I never heard of this film before now. It is simply amazing. Every aspect of this movie brings back memories, both happy and sad.

It's the true to life, coming of age story of two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality, and the impact that has on their lives. It's beautifully written, and the acting is flawless. A truly inspiring movie.

I'm not going to lie, you will cry, but you will cry happy tears also! Please, please watch this movie.

It refers exactly to issues that we are engaging with on a daily basis