Teenage stories 2002-2010

The story

Adolescence is a difficult and often awkward age. It is a complex period, during which teenagers try to assert themselves on their way to adulthood. A period full of dangers, discoveries, experimentations, dreams and tough realities. This collection of four documentary films explores the 7-year development of seven teenagers from the age of twelve to eighteen years. It is an unprecedented immersion into the usually secret world of adolescence. With rare spontaneity, Aurélie, Jordann, Mélanie, Thys, Rachel, Xavier and Virginie share their reflections, joys, sorrows, hopes and disappointments with the audience. Through them and their parents, this series not only paints the picture of the fragile and distraught contemporary family, but also of an increasingly disorientated society. The disclosures are often amusing, sometimes cruel, but always apt and sincere.

Love and sex, alcohol and drugs, school and work, conflicts with parents, and the need for independence: all these topics are addressed without any taboo. An immersion that causes the reflections of the spectators, who either take sides with the teenagers or with their parents. One catches oneself imagining how they will evolve over all those years. In short: everything you always wanted to know about teenagers in French-speaking Switzerland but were afraid to ask!

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Behind the film

Info

Originale Language
French
Subtitles
English / Deutsch / Italiano
Format
Vidéo 16/9 Couleur / HD 2K / DCP
Type & Running time
Feature Documentaries
Year of production
2010
Country of production
Switzerland

Distribution of the film – public screening / festivals
In Switzerland: Troubadour films distribution
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Worldwide sales: distribution@troubadour-films.com

ISAN 0000-0004-2BA4-0000-T-0000-0000-O

Production

Directed by
Béatrice Bakhti
Produced by
Nasser Bakhti
Producer
Troubadour Films - Genève
Co-production
Télévision Suisse Romande - Unité de Films Documentaires (TSR)
Irène Challand et Gaspard Lamunière
SSR SRG idée suisse Alberto Chollet
ARTE G.E.I.E unité documentaire, Christian Cools
Production assistant
Marion Chollet, Inès Abeya
Production secretary
Inès Abeya

Technical

Written by
Béatrice and Nasser Bakhti
Camera
Camille Cottagnoud / Denis Jutzeler / Patrick Mounoud / Nicolas Defferrard / Ehud Goren / Laurent Egli
Additional images
Christian Jacquenod / Christophe Urfer / Jesus Rodriguez Martins Son Bernard Seidler / Otto Cavadini / Eric Ghersinu / Benedetto Garro / Roméo dos Santos / Christophe Giovannoni / Vincent Kappeler
Additional sound
Benedikt Fruttiger / Benoît Crettenand / Gilbert Hamilton
Editing
Monika Goux / Béatrice Bakhti / Nasser Bakhti
Video Animation & Titles
Julien Dumoulin – studio Troubadour Films
Graphic design
Cadratin
Sound Editing
Jérôme Vittoz
Sound design & Mix
Denis Séchaud - Studio Masé
Music
Nasser Bakhti / Julien Pouget / Christophe Bovet
Colour Correction
Eun-Song Lee / Chan-Won Park - Buxum Studio
Distribution
Moa Distribution – Alain Bottarelli, Eliane Gervasoni-Brönnimann