Those few years that stand between adolescence and the teen years are an awakening. They are consumed with overwhelming discovery and loss, as is depicted in Falcon Lake. For 13-year-old Bastien (Joseph Engal), the summer he travels to Quebec from France with his family changes everything. Tall and lean and with no cell phone access until he turns 14, Bas seems excited about his summer vacation.
He spends his days entertaining his toddler-age brother Titi (Thomas Laperriere), playing with his Nintendo Switch, and avoiding the waters of Falcon Lake. A scary incident from his younger years makes swimming an activity he actively avoids. While Bas seems content at first to spend his days lounging under the near-constant overcast sky, he finds himself the unlikely companion of 16-year-old Chloé (Sara Montpetit), the daughter of his parents’ friend with whom they are staying. Bas and Titi are also sharing a bunkbed in Chloé’s bedroom.
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