The Wild Boys

Les Garçons sauvages

The first feature film by a sworn lover of film and daring iconoclast who blends the macabre with the burlesque focuses on a group of teenage boys who commit a crime in early 20th century Réunion. To punish them, a Dutch captain takes them on his haunted sailboat and, as he embarks for a magic island, becomes their tyrant and master. Lord of the Flies meets the aesthetic legacy of Walerian Borowczyk, in a universe full of literature and film references, which manages to remain unique.

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Direction: Bertrand Mandico
Script: Bertrand Mandico
Cinematography: Pascale Granel
Editing: Laure Saint Marc
Sound: Alexandre Lebon, Kévin Simon
Actors: Pauline Lorillard, Vimala Pons, Diane Rouxel, Annaël Snoek
Production: Ecce Films
Producers: Emmanuel Chaumet
Costumes: Sarah Topalian
Sets: Astrid Tonnellier
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: France
Production Year: 2017
Duration: 100΄
Contact: Ecce Films

Bertrand Mandico

Bertrand Mandico is a French experimental film director of short films, medium-length films, experimental essays, and three feature films. The Wild Boys, his first feature film, was named the top film of 2018 by Cahiers du cinéma and won him the title of best director at the Vilnius International Film Festival. Born in 1971 in Toulouse, Mandico graduated from the film directing program at the Gobelins school in Paris. His films are often interested in the body and gender fluidity and incorporate photos and written elements.

Filmography

2008 He Said He Is Dead... (short)
2010 The Life and Death of Henry Darger (short)
2012 Living Still Life (short)
2014 Prehistoric Cabaret (short)
2015 Our Lady of Hormones (short)
2017 The Wild Boys
2019 M83: Temple of Sorrow (short)
2020 The Return of Tragedy (short)
2021 After Blue
2023 Conann