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Hidden Kisses

7.5(337)20161h 27m3

Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. They find themselves out of sight and kiss each other, but someone takes a picture of them. Soon, the photo is published on Facebook and a storm overtakes their lives as they face bullying and rejection.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • coming out
  • high school
  • homophobia
  • melancholy
  • rejection
  • bullying
  • in the closet
  • teenage boy
  • lgbt
  • teenage romance
  • father son relationship
  • gay youth

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Behind the camera

Director

Didier Bivel

Produced in

France

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Release dates

  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical164 Feb 2016
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT14Prime Video25 May 2022
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereLuchon Television Creation Festival4 Feb 2016
    • TVUFrance 217 May 2016
    • Digital / OTTVOD7 Jun 2017
    • PhysicalUDVD3 Oct 2017
    • Digital / OTT12Prime Video9 Jun 2021
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • TV12RTS Un24 Aug 2016

Frequently asked questions

Hidden Kisses was released on 4 February 2016.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    2/2/2024

    7/10

    At times this does rather stretch the bounds of plausibility at a school in 21st century France, but the sentiment behind it is quite worryingly potent. A photo emerges of a kiss! We know that one of the kissers is "Nathan" (Bérenger Anceaux) but who is the other? What piques the curiosity of his schoolmates is that the other kisser is also a boy! Drunken game? Wind-up? True love? What now ensues does hit the stereot…

  • K

    kinrich30

    8/30/2026

    10/10

    This is an incredible movie and worth watching more than once. I won't give any spoilers, but the premise is a widowed father and his son move into a new school district and the son is nervous about fitting in, so he attends a party. At the party another male student reveals that he likes him and they kiss, but an unknown person takes a picture and posts it online. While the new student's face is visible, the boy …

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