Falcon Lake

Name: Falcon Lake
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: June 2, 2023
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Anthony Therrien, Arthur Igual, Jeff Roop, Joseph Engel, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman

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Yellow Veil Pictures | Release Date: June 2, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anthony Therrien, Arthur Igual, Jeff Roop, Joseph Engel, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Lévi Doré, Monia Chokri, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine, Sara Montpetit, Thomas Laperriere

Summary: Bastien (Joseph Engel) and Chloé (Sara Montpetit) spend their summer vacation with their families at a lake cabin in Quebec, haunted by a ghost legend. Despite the age gap between them, the two teenagers form a singular bond. Ready to overcome his worst fears to earn a place in Chloé's heart, the holiday becomes a turbulent pivotal momentBastien (Joseph Engel) and Chloé (Sara Montpetit) spend their summer vacation with their families at a lake cabin in Quebec, haunted by a ghost legend. Despite the age gap between them, the two teenagers form a singular bond. Ready to overcome his worst fears to earn a place in Chloé's heart, the holiday becomes a turbulent pivotal moment for the young boy.… Expand

Director: Charlotte Lebon

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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IndieWire Christian Zilko

Jun 6, 2023

It’s truly astounding that Falcon Lake is the work of a first-time feature director. Le Bon demonstrates a masterful understanding of shot composition and pacing that allows her to craft a haunting vibe without turning it into a gimmick. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

May 3, 2023

Coming-of-age movies are usually, like growing up itself, some combination of funny, sad, rueful, awkward or frightening, but rarely are they so successfully all those things at once as in Falcon Lake. Read full review

The Film Stage Alistair Ryder

May 31, 2023

Above all else, Le Bon’s debut showcases a playful spirit behind the camera: one eager to blend opposing genres, to find something authentically heartfelt beneath the tropes and gothic artifice. It’s a small Lake that I hope makes a big splash. Read full review

Allan Hunter

May 3, 2023

The end result is a delicate and ultimately touching evocation of first love’s intensity. Read full review

The Playlist Caitlin Quinlan

May 3, 2023

This is a controlled and impressive debut from Le Bon that hints at talent to come and offers a warm, if not always unique, approach to the growing pains of young love. Read full review

Wes Greene

May 28, 2023

The inadvertent effect of the oppressive, almost overbearing gloom that shrouds Falcon Lake is that it manages to sap the life out of its initially carefree depiction of young people’s emotional lives. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Jun 1, 2023

Death and desire swirl around the film’s charged atmosphere, though Le Bon has trouble meaningfully bringing out these elements in the narrative itself, hastily throwing in ambiguities in the last act to create a weightier sense of drama. The effect falls flat. Read full review

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jayman69

Aug 2, 2023

Nice movie with great young acting. The foreshadowing is there, yet, the story still keeps you enthralled by the acting, direction and music to the very last frame. Surprising film to say the least

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