A 16-year-old boy who defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world.

Robin Campillo was born in Mohammedia (Morocco) on August 16, 1962. After university studies in Aix-en-Provence, in the early 1980s he enrolled at the IDHEC, where he met Laurent Cantet. With Laurent Cantet, he co-wrote and edited a number of films. In 2004, he directed his first feature, LES REVENANTS, which would inspire the Canal+ series of the same name. He is the winner of several Césars and awards in numerous festivals.
L'Île Rouge (2023); 120 Battements par minute (2017); Eastern Boys (2014)

Laurent Cantet was born in Melle (Deux-Sèvres, France) and enrolled at the IDHEC in 1984 where he met Robin Campillo, his future collaborator on a number of films. He first attracted attention with RESSOURCES HUMAINES (2000), which won a number of awards. Politically active, he supported undocumented workers and was involved in setting up LaCinetek, while also being a member of the 50/50 collective for equality and diversity in the film industry. He co-wrote ENZO, his final film, with Robin Campillo. He passed away in 2024 in Paris after a long illness.
Arthur Rambo (2022); L'Atelier (2017); Retour à Ithaque (2014)