ADORATION

Paul is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his mother, a nurse at a psychiatric institute in the middle of a forest. After meeting troubled patient Gloria there, he becomes infatuated and convinced the doctors are holding her hostage. The two escape and wreak havoc across the French countryside.

In a misty fairytale of wavering innocence, dangerous attachments are forged. Using the searching gestures of a handheld camera to delicate effect, Fabrice du Welz’s enchanting film traces the tentative movements of two teenagers into the wild—and with impressive turns from its fledgling actors.