
June 1940. German troops are advancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed teacher, succumbs to the widespread panic and, with her two children, joins the exodus from the city. Philippe is on the cusp of adolescence, Little Cathy knows only that they are going South. After fifty kilometres, a German plane attacks, decimating the helpless refugees. Odile and her children lose everything. A shaven-headed youth appears from nowhere and leads them away from the carnage. His name is Yvan, ... (Full plot summary below)
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June 1940. German troops are advancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed teacher, succumbs to the widespread panic and, with her two children, joins the exodus from the city. Philippe is on the cusp of adolescence, Little Cathy knows only that they are going South. After fifty kilometres, a German plane attacks, decimating the helpless refugees. Odile and her children lose everything. A shaven-headed youth appears from nowhere and leads them away from the carnage. His name is Yvan, he's seventeen years old. Cut off from the rest of the world and living in confined quarters, Odile and Yvan find themselves confronted with their own desires.
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| Film4Anton BitelStrayed proves to be as lost and elusive as its fugitive characters. |
| Film Journal InternationalWendy WeinsteinA psychologically acute study of individuals in extreme circumstances. It is not easily forgotten. |
| Dallas Morning NewsJane SumnerA fascinating mystery -- a halcyon idyll with a gnawing sense of terror at the edge. |
| E! OnlineE! StaffSo compelling and full of real-life tension that it will make you forget you're watching a work of fiction. |
| Critic DoctorPeter SobczynskiA lot of the credit for the success of 'Strayed' belongs to Emmanuelle Beart, in one of the great performances of her career. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongIt's incredible how little actually happens considering all the possibilities. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittWhat's interesting about the reserved, delicate Strayed is that it's satisfied to imply its themes rather than spell them out for us. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)What's interesting about the reserved, delicate Strayed is that it's satisfied to imply its themes rather than spell them out for us. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergA smart and thoughtful wartime drama that contains yet another superlative performance from the lovely Emmanuelle Beart. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereStrayed may itself stray a bit narratively, but Beart makes it a worthwhile examination of the mystery of a woman's heart. |