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Goodbye Cruel World

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Otto, a 14-year-old boy, disappears after sending a farewell letter to each of his classmates. While everyone believes he is dead, Léna, a girl from his high school, recognizes him one night wandering the city streets.

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Stephen A. Russell Time Out Aug 23, 2026
With Arnaud Toulon’s lilting score and the sad-boy energy of a Xavier Dolan film, plus a hint of Louis Malle’s Au Revoir Les Enfants or François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, Givry’s tender coming-of-age film is a striking debut. Go to Full Review Jamie Dunn The Skinny Aug 20, 2026
5/5
A small but perfectly formed gem that wouldn’t look out of place next to those great coming-of-age films by Truffaut and Malle that De Givry clearly admires. Go to Full Review Elena Lazic The Playlist May 21, 2026
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It is a delicate dance that de Givry and co-writer Marie-Stéphane Imbert thus initiate, balancing at all times between suggestions of bottomless sadness—of a kind unfathomable to most—and an appealing, at times almost swoon-worthy lightness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Félix de Givry

Director

Milo Machado Graner

Actor

Jane Beever

Actor

Maïa Sandoz

Actor

Emmanuelle Destremau

Actor

Erwan Kepoa Falé

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Movie Info

Synopsis Otto, a 14-year-old boy, disappears after sending a farewell letter to each of his classmates. While everyone believes he is dead, Léna, a girl from his high school, recognizes him one night wandering the city streets.
Director
Félix de Givry
Producer
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Manon Messiant
Screenwriter
Marie-Stéphane Imbert, Félix de Givry
Production Co
Iliade & Films, Remembers
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 33m
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