Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)

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Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eva Husson
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  • Didar Domehri
  • Laurent Baudens
  • Gaël Nouaille
Written by Eva Husson
Starring Finnegan Oldfield
Music by White Sea
Cinematography Mattias Troelstrup
Edited by Emilie Orsini
Distributed by Ad Vitam Distribution
Release dates
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  • 26 August 2015 (2015-08-26) (Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême)
  • 13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) (France)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $2.3 million
Box office $220,000[1]

Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (French: Bang Gang (une histoire d'amour moderne)) is a French drama film directed by Eva Husson. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It is Husson's directorial debut.

Plot

In Biarritz, teenager Alex temporarily lives alone (and later with his best friend Nikita) while his mother is abroad for work. In his house he organizes sex parties (called bang gangs) with other teenagers, also including recreational drug use. Videos of the parties are posted on a password-protected website. The girl George and her best friend Laetitia are active participants of the parties. George does not like that Laetitia has sex with Alex, with whom George had sex first. Gabriel does not like to attend the parties at first, but finally goes to one to have sex with George, in a separate room. Sexually transmitted infections, a teenage pregnancy and unintended posting of the videos on YouTube make the parties known to parents and other authorities, after which they are discontinued. Gabriel and George are concerned about publicized sex videos of George. Gabriel finds the boy who posted them and forces him to remove them. The infections are easily treated. The pregnant girl has an abortion. George and Gabriel start a regular relationship.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on reviews from 36 critics, with an average rating of 6/10.[3] On Metacritic the film has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

Peter Debruge of Variety wrote: "The lack of a single clear character with whom to identify ultimately proves problematic."[5] Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Originality or insight aren’t very high on the priority list of this drama."[6]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 Les Arcs European Film Festival Crystal Arrow Eva Husson Nominated
BFI London Film Festival First Feature Competition Nominated
Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize Nominated

References

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