Toni, James, Suzanne and their classmates travel to Naples with their Latin teacher to study the ancient ruins of Pompeii, their school trip becoming a crucible for raw emotion, budding desire and shifting power dynamics among the group. Set against the backdrop of a city carrying thousands of years of history, the trip takes on an intoxicating, dangerous charge as the students' own dramas play out amid the ancient ruins. Joyous and tragic in equal measure, cinematographer Marine Atlan's impressive first feature as director vividly captures the spirit and drama of youth alongside the seductive aura of an ancient metropolis.
Review:
A luminous, dangerously alive coming-of-age drama that finds genuine tragedy amid youthful joy, cinematographer-turned-director Marine Atlan announcing herself as a formidable new filmmaking talent.
