M (2017)
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Cast
Sara Forestier, Redouanne Harjane, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nicolas Vaude, Liv Andren, Maryne Cayon
A rebellious young man who hides his illiteracy finds connection with a gifted student who struggles to speak.
The story
Mo earns a living in deadly car races held in hangars, though he cannot read or write. He meets Lila, a gifted high-school student who stutters and prefers writing to avoid being mocked. Mo hides his illiteracy with tricks and encourages Lila to speak, and an unexpected romance develops between them. Their relationship is complicated by the secret Mo is struggling to conceal.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Mo, a charismatic, rebellious young man who earns a living in deadly car races held in hangars but cannot read or write, meets Lila, a gifted high-school student who stutters and prefers to express herself in writing to avoid being mocked. Mo uses numerous tricks to hide his illiteracy from Lila and encourage her to speak. An unexpected romance blossoms between them. When Soraya, Lila’s cheeky little sister, discovers that he is illiterate, Mo pulls out one of her teeth to force her to keep the secret. Soraya then improvises literacy lessons. Lila, in turn, discovers that Mo is illiterate, and he pushes her away. At the final race, she paints the letter “M” on the windshield with lipstick to show him that she loves him.
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