Simon and Théodore

Director: Mikael Buch | Narrative | France | 2018 | 84 min. | French (w/ subtitles)

RJFF. Touching the heartstrings and tickling the funny bone, French dramedy Simon and Théodore follows the eccentric friendship between an emotionally troubled man and rebellious teen, two misfits seeking self-acceptance. Loving but deeply troubled Simon, recently released from a mental hospital but still painfully self-destructive, is about to become a father. Lonely, long-haired, buck toothed Théodore is about to become a bar mitzvah. When Théodore bolts from his big day, Simon impulsively chases after him, and the two begin a bumpy relationship that might help them
both.

Generously underwritten by Susan and Saul Marsh.