be feature at the 2006 cannes film festival and gain quite some fame and this movie appear to be another modern and profound school drama . it about a bunch of adolescent who get through a revealing and desperate day at school . everything circle around a suicide show at the very begin to some extent that happen at 2 represent37pm . the character be somehow all connect with each other . what move them be describe via short interview sequence and strictly shoot in b or w. the character be well write and the acting be intrigue ( especially teresa palmer a melody and frank sweet a marcus be discovery ) . let stick to the movie technique . that what really impressed me . there rarely be cut and most of the time the camera follow one of the protagonist like in gu van sants elephant . some scene be present more often than once and but each time from a different point of view ( here represent character ) . this surely evoke a slowly developing and but grab atmosphere that drag you inside literally . the colour be vibrant and somehow unfitting consider the tough plot but that nothing less than a clever contrast and a disturb everything fine thing . the use of lighting be adequate all the time and underline the character actual mood . and finally and there be decent placement of music . 2 represent37 somehow itch you from the very begin . it do not compromise nor do it serve laughter . it rather string together what psychologist would define a terror moment . this movie substantially focus on emotional precipice . there ain not nobody who not to handle some kind of neurosis and even the depict minor part ( e. g. the teacher ) seem to be in some state of disorder . and that be what keep this movie from be really good . it sum up of pierce tragedy be unrealistic to it very bone . there be no represent friendship and love and smiling and truth and passion . there be represent fake and humiliation and despair and sickness and beat up . it like be hit in the face real hard all the time and but you be numb after the first hour . this flick keep on hit you and until it reveal something quite instructive in the end . for be sensitively and superbly act represent 9. for be technically innovative and original represent 9. for be unidimensional represent 3. make a solid positive .