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Ophelia
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/10
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OPHELIA

Directed by Annarita Zambrano
France, 2013
Short, Drama

Synopsis

The forest, the dunes, the ocean. Thomas and Simon, 12 and 9 years old, pedal fast. They know she comes to sunbathe here everyday, naked, on the beach. Away from the rest of the world.

Synopsis

The forest, the dunes, the ocean. Thomas and Simon, 12 and 9 years old, pedal fast. They know she comes to sunbathe here everyday, naked, on the beach. Away from the rest of the world.

Our take

From the Berlinale to Venice, Italian director Annarita Zambrano has made quite a splash with her short films at various major festivals. A provocative coming-of-age tale that played in competition at Cannes, Ophelia is a poetic study in sexual awakening set under a blazing summer sun.