The Return
Alternative title: Le retour

Directed by Yohann Kouam

It's been a year since his big brother left, and Willy, 15, can't wait for him to return. Willy thought he knew everything about Theo, but when he arrives back in the block, Willy discovers a secret about him...

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The Return is a powerful French gay short film about a teenager caught between loyalty to his older brother and the homophobia of the friends whose approval he craves. Yohann Kouam handles family, masculinity and peer pressure with real sensitivity, allowing confusion and fear to build gradually toward a painful emotional rupture. The film understands how prejudice can damage relationships even when love is still present.

The Return

Alternative title: Le retour

Directed by Yohann Kouam

It's been a year since his big brother left, and Willy, 15, can't wait for him to return. Willy thought he knew everything about Theo, but when he arrives back in the block, Willy discovers a secret about him...

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The Return is a powerful French gay short film about a teenager caught between loyalty to his older brother and the homophobia of the friends whose approval he craves. Yohann Kouam handles family, masculinity and peer pressure with real sensitivity, allowing confusion and fear to build gradually toward a painful emotional rupture. The film understands how prejudice can damage relationships even when love is still present.