In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.
If Desire hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
What ties these together is feeling powerless, loss of innocence, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on class and money and poverty. Both move the same way too, bleak, cold and detached, episodic, and slow burn.
