The Young One (2016 film)

The Young One (original title: Jeunesse) is a 2016 French-Portuguese film directed by Julien Samani and produced by Paulo Branco. The film is based on the 1898 short story "Youth" by Joseph Conrad. The film premiered at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Leopard.^[2][3][4]

The Young One
Film poster
Jeunesse
Directed by	Julien Samani
Screenplay by	Julien Samani Camille Fontaine
Based on	"Youth" by Joseph Conrad
Produced by	Paulo Branco
Starring	Kévin Azaïs Samir Guesmi Jean-François Stévenin
Cinematography	Simon Beaufils
Edited by	Julie Dupré
Music by	Ullysse Klotz
Production companies	Alfama Films Production Leopardo Filmes
Distributed by	Alfama Films (France)
Release dates	10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) (Locarno) 7 September 2016 (2016-09-07) (France)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	France Portugal
Language	French
Budget	€1.8 million[1]

Cast

• Kévin Azaïs as Zico
• Samir Guesmi as José Géraud
• Jean-François Stévenin as Captain Paillet
• Bastien Ughetto as Yoyo
• Camille Polet as Mélanie
• Lazare Minoungou as Moctar
• David Chour as Kong
• Miguel Borges as Pedro
• António Simão as Lionel