My First Time

My First Time (Ma première fois, 2012) is a French romantic drama from director Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, and you can watch it online on iFILM. It tells the story of a first serious love without any soft-focus gloss.

Sarah is eighteen, top of her class, fragile underneath, and used to running her whole life with a tight grip. Zachary is a couple of years older: dark, restless, a collector of conquests and failing grades who hides behind a worn-out cynicism. They meet, and for six months something catches between them, the kind of love that leaves a permanent mark. It is an intimate coming-of-age film where joy and hurt sit right next to each other.

The direction is quiet and restrained, built around young leads Esther Comar and Martin Cannavo, with Vincent Perez in support. If you go for French films about youth that stay small, tender and low on melodramatic twists, this one is worth your evening. Stream My First Time (2012) online on iFILM.