Summer of 85

Plot Summary

What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

7.4 /10

2020

FR

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based on novel or book

sailing

normandy, france

motorcycle

teenage boy

lgbt

lgbt teen

burlesque

summer job

seaside town

1980s

philosophical

lyrical

complex

teenage protagonist

loving

gay theme

inspirational

wistful

boys' love (bl)

ambivalent

baffled

bewildered

bold

celebratory

complicated

exhilarated

familiar

forceful

hopeful