Is he or isn’t he?

Eight scenes. Eight episodes from the life of a child as he makes his way to adulthood. Eight chapters that echo and intertwine, circling the same single question: Who am I?

Am I a boy in love who, at 8 years of age, committed an unforgivable act?

Such a hopeless dunce that the F- was invented just for me?

An interloper, a poser, an impostor, a fake?

A brave soul who rises up and rebels when called for?

A coward who goes along with things, whether or not he approves?

Maybe a rugby player?

Or an unlikely soccer teammate?

A tattletale whose snitching resulted in horrendous corporal punishment?

This search for self is further honed by the way other people look at him—they, too seem to be scrutinizing him for an answer. What do they think they can tell about his sexuality? Is he, or isn’t he?

With sensitivity and perceptiveness, Pierre Leterrier dramatizes the agony of the quest for identity.