You'll Get Over It

You'll Get Over It
Theatrical release poster (France)
Directed by	Fabrice Cazeneuve
Written by	Vincent Molina
Produced by	Hervé Chabalier Claude Chelli Christophe Chevallier
Starring	Julien Baumgartner Jérémie Elkaïm
Cinematography	Stephan Massis
Edited by	Jean-Pierre Bloc
Release date	March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

You'll Get Over It (French: À cause d'un garçon) is a gay-themed coming of age film released in 2002. The literal translation of the French title is Because of a Boy.

Plot

Vincent (Baumgartner) is a shy boy who is on the swim team and is also a good student with his girlfriend Noémie (Maraval) and a best friend, Stéphane (Comar), life in school can't be better for him. But then, he suddenly starts to have encounters with the new boy, Benjamin (Elkaïm). They have a private meeting and then some boys write on a wall "Molina is a fag". Vincent starts getting bullied at high school, changing his life and his relationships with family and friends in ways he will have to accept.

Cast

• Julien Baumgartner as Vincent Molina
• Julia Maraval as Noémie
• Jérémie Elkaïm as Benjamin
• François Comar as Stéphane
• Patrick Bonnel as Bernard, the Father
• Christiane Millet as Sylvie
• Antoine Michel as Régis, the Brother
• Nils Ohlund as Bruno
• Bernard Blancan as Swimming Coach
• Eric Bonicatto as French Professor

Reception

Reviewing the translated version released in the United States in 2004, Dave Kehr of the New York Times called the film "well-meaning and hopelessly bland".^[1]

References

1. Kehr, Dave (18 June 2004). "Film in Review; 'You'll Get Over It'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

External links

• You'll Get Over It at IMDb