Beyond the Horizon (2019) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2019 · 88 mins · French

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Directed by

Delphine Lehericey

Starring

Clémence Poésy, Benjamin Ramon, Laetitia Casta, Bruno Georis, Patrick Descamps, Guillaume Lemarre

During a sweltering summer in the Swiss countryside, a heatwave accelerates the drying of the land. Thirteen-year-old Gus, a farmer's son, witnesses the unraveling of his family's life and the loss of his childhood innocence. The stifling heat mirrors a sense of impending change and the end of an era, as Gus grapples with a world in transition.