And Their Children After Them

• Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma
• 141 min
• France
• 2024
• Fiction

High-energy coming-of-age adventure set in 1990s small-town France, tackling racism, revenge, and fiery young love.

With echoes of Licorice Pizza, A Swedish Love Story, and Bicycle Thieves, yet brimming with its own unique style, brothers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma bring Nicolas Mathieu’s bestselling novel to life with flair.

Set to the pounding rhythms of Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills,” we meet 14-year-old Anthony, who falls so hard for Steph that he recklessly steals his abusive, drunken father’s motorcycle to meet her at a party. But when the bike disappears, it sets off a blood feud that will span the entire decade.

A sweeping and ambitious melodrama brimming with teenage romance and raw emotion, this is a film that’s impossible to resist. It competed for the Golden Lion in Venice, earning Paul Kircher the award for Best Young Actor.

- Johan Blomqvist

• Äventyr
• Kärlek
• Uppväxt
• Landsbygd
• Drama
• Familj
• Hämnd
• Rasism