Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)

  • 98'
  • France
  • 2015
Pretty girl George falls in love with Alex, a boy who lives in a villa by himself. It quickly becomes the school’s hangout. Alcohol, drugs and porn are consumed copiously there. When Alex begins to lose interest in George and even starts an affair with her best friend Laetitia, George decides to lift the familiar game Spin the Bottle to a more interesting level.
Licentious teenagers have been the subject of films before, with Larry Clark’s Kids as benchmark. USA-trained French filmmaker Eva Husson opted for a less raw but no less realistic approach. Her kids are well-to-do YouTubing and chatting French adolescents in sunny Biarritz.
The partly inexperienced cast (Marilyn Lima, who plays George, was found on Tumblr) interprets intimate moments naturally and with confidence. The careful lighting and the apposite electronic soundtrack by White Sea make Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) a sensitive portrait of teenagers, their first loves and the pitfalls this involves.

  • 98'
  • France
  • 2015
Director
Eva Husson
Country of production
France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
98'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Bang Gang (Une histoire d'amour moderne)
Language
French
Producers
Didar Domehri, Laurent Baudens, Gaël Nouaille
Production Company
Full House
Sales
Playtime
Screenplay
Eva Husson
Cinematography
Mattias Troelstrup
Editor
Emilie Orsini
Production Design
David Bersanetti
Sound Design
Olivier Le Vacon
Music
White Sea
Cast
Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima
Local Distributor
Cinéart Netherlands
Website
http://facebook.com/bangganglefilm
Director
Eva Husson
Country of production
France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
98'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Bang Gang (Une histoire d'amour moderne)
Language
French
Producers
Didar Domehri, Laurent Baudens, Gaël Nouaille
Production Company
Full House
Sales
Playtime
Screenplay
Eva Husson
Cinematography
Mattias Troelstrup
Editor
Emilie Orsini
Production Design
David Bersanetti
Sound Design
Olivier Le Vacon
Music
White Sea
Cast
Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima
Local Distributor
Cinéart Netherlands
Website
http://facebook.com/bangganglefilm