Innocence is perhaps one of the oldest and most tireless themes of cinema. This French drama film, directed by Jules Lamontagne, questions how fragile that innocence is. The cast, led by young actors Syméon Loyaux and Kays Filali, drags the audience into that uncertain, sometimes cruel world of growing up. The film centers on the internal conflicts of the characters standing on the threshold of youth and the sensitive relationships they establish with each other. The unique tension created by the transition from childhood to adulthood is felt in every decision and silence of the characters. Instead of resorting to big narrative noise, Lamontagne preferred to focus on small moments, glimpses and what is not said. This approach turns the film into an experience that is both intimate and emotionally intense. This production, nourished by the social realism tradition of French cinema, stays away from a didactic attitude while addressing the pressures young people are exposed to, the feeling of not belonging and the search for identity. The characters played by Candice Pruvost and Eliza Jorez add layers of adult perspective to the world of these young people. The feeling it leaves the viewer with is a strange mixture of nostalgia and sadness. It makes you think about what was left in the past, the purity lost and the price of it. Although the film, produced in 2026, has not yet reached a wide audience, it is a candidate to attract attention among the current representatives of French independent cinema.