From the already talked about ten minute
sex scene (leading to an NC - 17 rating), to allegations from the crew over reportedly tough working conditions, to
graphic novel author Julie Maroh «s opinions
on the adaptation of her work, the conversation around Abdellatif Kechiche «s romance has been equally about these issues as it has been about how great the movie is.
Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy «s film is undoubtedly a difficult watch, featuring an abortion, some
graphic scenes of
sex and bloody violence, and the eerie quietness in which it's all carried out is less a comment
on deafness than a clever way of making us examine the idea of a closed system which, «Lord of the Flies «- like, refers only to itself.