AFTER MAY

Gilles is a high school student torn between left-wing activism – he distributes underground newspapers and spray-paints slogans on the school’s walls – and his aspiration to become a painter or filmmaker. After being left behind by his alluring but non-committal girlfriend Laure, he meets political firebrand Christine and senses a kindred spirit. When one of their protests goes wrong and draws police attention – Gilles, Christine and their friends decide to escape the city for the summer to Italy. There they live a bohemian life in sun-drenched villas, drifting between parties, rallies and agit-prop film screenings. But, while politics demand centre stage, the group discovers that at their age everything is mutable, every day holds new possibilities, and life awaits the curious...