Les ailes collées (2025)
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Émilie Caen, Roby Schinasi, Jérémy Kapone, Max Libert, Alexis Rosenstiehl, Julien Tortora
On his wedding day, Paul unexpectedly reunites with the first love he has not seen in twenty years.
The story
On his wedding day, Paul unexpectedly sees Joseph, his first love, for the first time in twenty years. The reunion revives memories of the summer of 1983, when they were teenagers and began a secret relationship. Their love was discovered by people around them, bringing violent homophobic harassment and a rejection that left lasting marks. Moving between past and present, the story follows the beginning of their relationship and Paul’s adult life as he approaches marriage. Faced with Joseph again, Paul must reckon with the choices and regrets bound up in a love that was broken, and question the life he is about to commit to.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
On his wedding day, Paul sees Joseph again, his first love, whom he has not seen for twenty years. This unexpected encounter brings back memories of a scorching summer in 1983, when Paul and Joseph, then teenagers, shared a sudden but secret passion. Their relationship was discovered by those around them, setting off a wave of violent homophobic harassment that marked their lives forever, culminating in a tragic night that changed their lives. The film alternates between past and present. In the past, we follow the birth of Paul and Joseph’s love, their closeness, their discovery of their sexuality, and the violence of social and family rejection. In the present, Paul, now an adult and about to get married, must confront his choices, regrets, and the scars left by this first love that was broken. His reunion with Joseph reopens unhealed wounds and forces him to question the sincerity of his current life.
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