Les Drapeaux de papier

Displaying a mature style and sensibility despite his age, Paper Flags director Ambrosioni (at 19, one of cinema’s youngest directors of a full-length feature ever) offers a complex and compelling story of sibling tensions. Vincent (shape-shifting character actor Guillaume Gouix), recently released from prison, immediately heads to his sister Charlie’s (Noémie Merlant) modest home. The film carefully tracks Charlie’s sense of unease around her brother’s return - she pretends he’s just an acquaintance when she’s out with friends - until a visit from their father causes their simmering resentments to boil over. (San Francisco International Film Festival)