

Playground

When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora will ultimately try to find her place, torn between children's and adult's worlds.
A stark, heartbreaking look at a closed world that is shown in shots at the height of children (great performances by Maya Vanderbeque and Günter Duret). It is a world of school where a primal, visceral cruelty is shown, intrinsic to the human being ("I have not taught her that," says an adult). That is why the film addresses in a deeper way, beyond the harassment, a system that is damaged from its foundations.