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Going South

Going South

Going South

Going South

Take the road less travelled

2009•1h 27m•

★5.7(41 ratings)

Drama

Overview

In the summer, 27 year-old Sam drives towards the south of France in his Ford. He meets Matthieu and his sister Léa and takes them along in his apparently aimless journey. Matthieu has a crush on Sam and tries to seduce him. Léa is a beautiful, young, provocative girl who likes men so much that she got pregnant. She soon brings along Jérémie with them. Throughout the trip, they learn to know, fight and love each other. In spite of a blooming relationship with Matthieu, Sam isolates himself because of his secret: he is headed for Spain to find his long-lost mother.

Director

Sébastien Lifshitz

Writers

Stéphane Bouquet, Vincent Poymiro, Sébastien Lifshitz

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Main Cast

Yannick Renier

Yannick Renier

Sam

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Léa

Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia

La mère

Pierre Perrier

Pierre Perrier

Jérémie

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

La grand-mère

Théo Frilet

Théo Frilet

Mathieu

Gérard Watkins

Gérard Watkins

Le père

Marie Matheron

Marie Matheron

Luis Hostalot

Luis Hostalot

Ludo Harley

Ludo Harley

Samuel Vittoz

Samuel Vittoz

Réjane Kerdaffrec

Réjane Kerdaffrec

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Sébastien Lifshitz

Writing

Writer: Stéphane Bouquet
Writer: Vincent Poymiro
Writer: Sébastien Lifshitz

Production

Producer: Alexandra Henochsberg
Producer: Judith Nora
Casting: Elsa Pharaon

Music & Sound

Music: Marie Modiano
Music: John Parish
Music: Jocelyn Pook
Sound: Patrick Egreteau
Sound: Stéphane Thiébaut

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Claire Mathon

Editing

Editor: Stéphanie Mahet

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Elisabeth Mehu
Makeup Artist: Alexia Genty

Keywords

fireoceangunstripteasemale homosexualityroad movie

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Take the road less travelled"

#2

The original title is "Plein sud" (FR).

#3

The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).

#4

The film was directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.

#5

The screenplay was written by Stéphane Bouquet and Vincent Poymiro.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Claire Mathon.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1421376.

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Rating

5.7/10

Average

41 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Plein sud

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

U

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Ad Vitam Production

Ad Vitam Production