Following a prize-winning turn at Cannes last year, Louise Courvoisier’s sunny, rough-edged coming-of-age story in rural France arrives at the Odyssey.

18-year-old Totone’s days of drink and brawling are cut short when tragedy befalls his family, leaving him responsible for his younger sister and a failing dairy farm. Noticing a cheese competition with a lucrative cash prize, he plans to get rich using a rival’s award-winning milk – but as they grow closer, he starts to see more valuable things in his life.

A first-time writer-director, Courvoisier draws from her upbringing in Jura to deliver an authentic but large-hearted dramedy: one full of warmth, humour, and insight for its characters without ignoring their awkwardness and pain. They also come to life through an ensemble of first-time actors, led by Clément Faveau as the maturing protagonist.