Wild Reeds
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Wild Reeds

7.0 / 10 1994 1h 55mNR French
DramaRomance

Storyline

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

Cast & Crew

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie Bouchez

Maïté Alvarez

Lead
Gaël Morel

Gaël Morel

François Forestier

Stéphane Rideau

Stéphane Rideau

Serge Bartolo

Frédéric Gorny

Frédéric Gorny

Henri Mariani

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Madame Alvarez

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Monsieur Morelli

EK

Eric Kreikenmayer

Pierre Bartolo

Nathalie Vignes

Nathalie Vignes

Irène

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. André Téchiné's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Wild Reeds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker