The Worst Ones

An overbearing Flemish filmmaker (Johan Heldenbergh) and his crew arrived at a harbor-town housing project, looking to recruit local kids as the leads for his social-realist screenplay-and matter-of-factly looking for "the worst ones" he can find. As he casts four genuinely troubled youngsters (Timéo Mahault, Mallory Manecque, Loïc Pech, Melina Vanderplancke), the fine line between art and exploitation is tellingly explored in Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret's heralded semi-satire. 99 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Chasse Royale" (2016); theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.