“Winter Boy” shines when it allows its actors to quietly play out family dynamics, with Lacoste, Binoche and especially Kircher wearing the many shades of grief with effortless, endearing naturalism.

Christophe Honoré’s film tackles grief in a subtle, intriguingly indirect manner.

A moving but hard-edged story of grief, self-discovery and teenage angst...

Although at times longer than necessary, it works as a journey to those emotions that shape us as people, and the memorable imprints (positive and negative) that adolescence can leave. [Full review in Spanish]