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'Winter Boy' is a French drama film, directed by Christophe Honor and released in 2022.[Hadrien Volle, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1913330/critique-adolescence-film-france-sentiments-tiff-chambery "Christophe Honor nous plonge dans les sentiments de ladolescence avec Le Lycen"]. Ici Radio-Canada, September 11, 2022.] The film stars Paul Kircher as Lucas, a gay teenager coping with the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an accident that may or may not have been suicide.[Anju Devadas, [https://www.highonfilms.com/winter-boy-2022-tiff-review/ "WINTER BOY (2022) TIFF REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF"]. 'High on Films', September 11, 2022.]
The film's cast also includes Juliette Binoche as Lucas's mother Isabelle, Vincent Lacoste as his older brother Quentin, Adrien Casse as his boyfriend Oscar and Honor himself as the father,[ as well as Xavier Giannoli, Pascal Cervo, Wilfried Capet, Jean-Philippe Salerio, Erwan Kepoa Fal, Anne Kessler and Isabelle Thevenoux in supporting roles.
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The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[Samantha Bergeson, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/tiff-contemporary-world-cinema-lineup-2022-1234752699/ "TIFF Unveils Contemporary World Cinema Lineup: Aftersun, EO Among Toronto Premieres"]. 'IndieWire', August 17, 2022.] and is slated to screen in competition at the 70th San Sebastin International Film Festival.[John Hopewell, [https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/san-sebastian-competition-lelio-hong-seidl-1235331301/ "Sebastian Lelio, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl Bound for San Sebastian Main Competition"]. 'Variety', August 2, 2022.]
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