Crossway
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56% Critic Match

Crossway

5.6 / 10 2008 50mNR French
Drama

Storyline

A very interesting thriller about the coming of age of a troubled young man searching his place in this world. Teenage boy Jonathan (Fabien de Marchi) is having a hard time living with his father and stepmother. On a whim, he steals some money and embarks on a journey of forbidden pleasures. He spends the night in abandoned building and wakes up bound and is held prisoner by Antoine (Johan Libéreau), a young drug dealer wanted by the police. The two boys forge an ambiguous relationship between violence, compassion and fascination. Victim, Jonathan ends up taking a liking to his tormentor.

Cast & Crew

Sabine Bail

Sabine Bail

Sabine, Jonathan's Stepmother

Lead
AP

Alexandre Palmieri

Steve

Fd

Fabien de Marchi

Jonathan

TB

Thomas Badek

Jonathan's Father

Johan Libéreau

Johan Libéreau

Antoine

Christian Giudicelli

Christian Giudicelli

Priest

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cyril Legann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Crossway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker