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By Kirill Serebrennikov (2016)

Veniamin, a teenager going through a mystical crisis, upsets his loved ones and his entire school.
The Student © DR

Presentation

Veniamin, a teenager going through a mystical crisis, upsets his mother, his classmates, and the entire school with his questions.
- Can girls wear bikinis during swimming lessons?
- Do sex education classes have their place in a school?
- Should the theory of evolution be taught in biology classes?

Adults are quickly overwhelmed by the certainties of a young man who swears only by the Scriptures. Only Elena, his biology teacher, will try to challenge him on his own ground.

Production

With Utopia cinema
In partnership
with France Médias Monde

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The Student © DR