C'est Pas Moi Je Le Jure!

French Canadian with English subs.


The story begins with a boy hanging himself in a tree, for no apparent reason. Léon is a 10 year old boy, with a tendency to vandalise, lie, prank, steal or even attempt suicide. He is not necessarily suicidal, but to escape punishments for his other deeds, he uses the suicide trick to get out of blame. When his parents had an argument, he set fire to a bed, simply to make them stop. The story circulates around the evolving love of Léon, and a girl that lives next door, whose name is Lea. She is regularly beaten by her uncle, and dreams of a normal childhood, specifically showing a desire for Barbie dolls. Their love shows to be difficult however, as at first Leon cannot admit that he likes her, but when he confesses his love, she throws him off by replying that she too loves herself. Léons mother moves away when she and her husband have had a big fight, and leaves the next day for Greece. Léon and his brother struggle to accept this, and try several different techniques to get in touch with her, such as running away to Greece, calling her, or trying to find her home address. One day, a woman that resembles Léons mother arrives from Greece, and delivers both messages and gifts from her. She is most likely a daughter. She also secretly gives Léons brother the telephone number for her mother, and he calls her many times in the dead of night; leaving expensive bills for Léon (the chronic liar) to take blame for. The story ends with Léon going to a local bowling alley where he often goes to spend time, but this time he places his head where the bowling ball hits the pins, and awaits the impact of the ball. Though he wakes up, and realises that life may not be for him, but he is made for life.

Excellent viewing quality.