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Beyond the Horizon
Under the relentless summer sun, Gus’s childhood is coming to an end as the long-awaited thunderstorms sweep across the exhausted countryside, taking a whole world with them in Delphine Lehericey sizzling rural coming-of-age drama.
Director: Delphine Lehericey
Overview
The drought of 1976. Under the relentless summer sun, Gus’s childhood is coming to an end. Nature is withering, emotions swell up, the family unit bursts: cracks and crannies take over everything until the unthinkable happens. The long-awaited thunderstorms will sweep across the exhausted countryside, taking a whole world with them.
Delphine Lehericey brings us a coming-of-age tale peopled with a gallery of complex characters. An impossible romance played by a duo of sizzling actresses, set against the backdrop of a rural drama.
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