Third Grade

ClaireandKevinbothattendaFrenchvillageschool.Theyareinthesameclass,CE2,forchildrenagedeightandnine.ClaireisthetargetofconstantbullyingbyKevinandhisfriends,andthisisevenstartingtogetviolent.Itseemsverydifficulttodoanythingaboutit–reportingittotheteacherorparentsoftenbackfires.Whenhermotherfinallytakesaction,itbecomesclearthatKevinisfacingacomplicated,unsafesituationathome.Againstallexpectations,afriendshiparisesbetweenthetwochildren,andtheirtwofamiliescometounderstandoneanotherbetter.<br/>　　Inthisrealisticdrama,veteranfilmmakerJacquesDoillontellsarecognisablestoryfromchangingperspectives,butalwaysfromthechildren’sviewpoints.Thisleadstheyoungactorstoexceptionalperformances–fromtheattimesgrimscenesintheplaygroundandnarrowstreets,tothecomplexinteractionwithparentswhoarehardlyabletokeeptheirownlivesontherails.