Demain les mômes

The subject is hackneyed: the world after the press-button war (or something like that).Men has become figures in a ruined landscape.Life in society is a thing they cannot do anymore,they are so full of fear they live on their own.

Philippe is one of these men;his wife ,Yvette,was killed by three strangers).Philippe is desperately in need of someone to talk with.He meets a group of children .But they are building something new,something he cannot understand .These brats have understood that grown-ups failed and they do not need them anymore.

Made on a shoestring budget by a director who has remained completely unknown,"Demain Les Momes" show brats who ask man for an explanation.Some day,they will.

Like this?try these....

Le Dernier Combat ,Luc Besson,1982

The village of the damned ,Wolf Rilla,1960

The damned,Joseph Losey,1961

It is very painful to know that this little and rare French anticipation - science fiction - flick, directed by a film maker whose the other movie, made in 1980 - 5% DE RISQUE, also very strange and terrific - was a commercial failure. I commented the other one too. So this one is really interesting because totally unpredictable. The plot seems very simple but the message is more subtle. I would have imagined the Spanish film industry making such a film where kids have a so much and evil importance. Spanish movies often give children a big importance, especially horror or dramas. This movie is rather gloomy, not very optimistic, but you can "read' it from different points of view. In the same category of message, but not film, you also have Serge Leroy's ATTENTION LES ENFANTS REGARDENT. Very interesting.