Siemiany

A small village. two boys . the summer. a story who zou know. from the moments of childhood. from other films. a dusty atmosphere. the pressure of older boys. the thrill of sexual desire. and good cinematography. short, one of many films proposing the traits of an unique age. and its emotions. realistic , nice, salted .

Overall I didn't like this. The synopsis talks of teenagers but the two lads Andrzej and Michal look to be twelve or under - their voices haven't yet broken. I used to work in child protection in the UK and hearing this type of sexualised language from such young kids would have sent alarm bells ringing in any social services office.

Nonetheless the film was well shot and I liked the intermittent set pieces where cast members gave a short speech or opinion. I also found the idea of the bleached-blond gang of teens interesting and wondered if this has a parallel in reality.

Andrzej's final flight was, however, unconvincing. He was shocked to see his best mate trying to get it on with a girl but I don't know why he ran past the gang.

The whole affair has left a somewhat queasy taste in my mouth.