Wild Reeds is a 1994 French drama film directed by André Téchiné about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but not nominated.
Theatrical release poster
Stars Gaël Morel and Élodie Bouchez promoting the film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
André Téchiné is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-New Wave French film directors.
Téchiné in 2018
André Téchiné after filming Barocco in Amsterdam, 1976