Synopsis
Biarritz. Sixteen-year-old George, the high school hottie, falls in love with Alex. To get his attention, she initiates a group game with Alex, Nikita, Laetitia and Gabriel. They will discover, test, and push the limits of their sexuality.
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Cast
- Marilyn LimaGeorge
- Daisy BroomLaetitia
- Finnegan OldfieldAlex
- Lorenzo LefèbvreGabriel
- Fred HotierNikita
- Olivia LancelotLa mère de Gabriel
- Manuel HussonLe père de Gabriel
- Raphaël PorcheronLe père de Laetitia
- Tatiana WernerLa mère de George
- Olivier LefebvreLe père de George
Recommendations
- 75
The Film Stage
Credit to the young actors who hold nothing back and truly invest in Husson’s mission to embrace taboo. Every word uttered and move made is flirtatious, each emotional jolt inviting a hellish state of pleasure fate must catch up to before it’s over. - 75
IndieWire
Here is a rare new entry in that smallest of sub-genres: Movies that don’t punish teens for f--king their brains out (surprise surprise: it’s French). - 70
Screen Daily
While some may find Bang Gang a calculatedly chic opening salvo for a feature career, it carries a genuine emotional charge, and overall Husson shows she means business. - 60
CineVue
Husson sketches teenage ennui well, and crafts complicated and watchable characters around which to base the core of her drama. The slip-up comes in a final act that bows out of the previously constructed conflict in disappointingly obvious fashion. - 60
Time Out London
It’s refreshing to see a movie like this directed by a woman, Eva Husson, so boys and girls are objectified equally. Which is not to say this passes the feminism test. - 50
Variety
The lack of a single clear character with whom to identify ultimately proves problematic. - 50
The New York Times
Bang Gang goes out of its way to avoid stereotyping. Where a Hollywood equivalent would almost certainly punish George, “Bang Gang” refuses to designate clear-cut heroes and villains. - 42
The Playlist
Unfortunately, while Husson clearly has talent to burn, her film is something of a case of all talk and no trousers.
