Anchored by an achingly sensitive performance from Lola Créton, Mia Hansen-Løve’s discerning study of personal revolution depicts adolescence with peerless grace. Illuminating a youthful romance with palpably lived wisdom, this sun-drenched film plumbs the profound immensity of formative first love.

With gripping characterization and dynamic direction, Peter Weir turns a survival tale into a moving reflection on life’s eternal pains. Braving hostile conditions, his international cast brings out the visceral and universal dimensions of a journey that seems at times absurd, but never futile.