Cert 18
96 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong sex, nudity, sex references, drug use
I have heard a lot of talk about misspent youth and sexual teenage adventures and it makes me wonder why I spent my time playing Subbuteo in my mate's garage (no offence, Paul).
It seems that while we flicked to kick, others were getting their kits off and having a whale of a time.
Well, maybe not in 1979.
Worryingly, Eva Husson's Bang Gang is depicted as a 'modern love story' and, if that is the case, my children must have had the sort of social life of which no dad needs to know.
Or perhaps they should. One of the over-riding themes of the movie is how the young are being outrageous to kick against their parents.
The latter are portrayed as unfeeling or just plain ignorant as their offspring go on the inevitable voyage of exploration.
Bang Gang suggests that today's rite of passage is dominated by sort of free-love which was seen as glamorous in the late 1960s but dangerous in 2016.
It centres on two 16-year-olds (Marilyn Lima and Daisy Broom) who allow themselves to be used by the ego trip of two boys (Finnegan Oldfield and Fred Hotier).
Lima's character is spurned by Oldfield's after having sex with him so spontaneously creates a truth or dare game to which she gives the moniker Bang Gang.
As the summer progresses so these Bang Gangs become a more popular school extra-curricular activity than any sport could hope to be.
Meanwhile, regrets begin to abound and the real meaning of growing-up comes to the fore.
The elephant in the room is that there is a lot of sex and nudity in Bang Gang and I did wonder about the question of exploitation of young people and the sort of person who may be watching Husson's debut feature,
I have seen much praise for it across social media, particularly from feminists but it must have dawned on them that this could be seen as fodder for the dirty mac brigade.
Nevertheless, it is original and thought-provoking and does lead me to look forward to Husson's next film (in a good way).
Reasons to watch: a story of today with lots of beautiful people
Reasons to avoid: the age of the participants might churn the stomach
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 6/10
Star tweet
evahusson #BANGGANG is importantly abt the role that misspent youth has in shaping us all #ukrelease
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