The Right Words
2021 French film
The Right Words (French: Haut les coeurs) is a 2021 French short film directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin and co-written with Emma Benestan. The fifteen-minute short was filmed in the Parisian suburbs. It follows a group of young teenagers on a bus journey.
The short has been presented at a number of festivals, including Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Chicago International Film Festival. It won awards at Palm Springs International ShortFest and Stockholm Film Festival.
Plot
During a bus ride, thirteen-year-old Mahdi's older sister, Kenza, dares Mahdi to declare his love to his crush, Jada. Pressured by Kenza, Mahdi talks to Jada.
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