A lyrical telling of the coming of age of a 14-year-old boy who learns to cope with his new found sexuality and his unrequited love for the cool kid in school.
Social & External
The people behind it
Malcolm Stumpf
Logan
Patrick White
Rodeo
Max Paradise
Joey
Fairuza Balk
Logan's Mom
Kim Dickens
The Counselor
Tom Gilroy
The Principal
Ruth Elliott
Leah (voice)
Luc ou la part des choses is an ambitious and effective film about the story of a young man who "discovers" and assumes his homosexuality.
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