Love Like Poison

Love Like Poison

Directed by Katell Quillévéré

Produced by Les films du Bélier

201092 min5.6 / 10

A tender, introspective coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl caught between spiritual devotion and awakening desire, set against family dissolution and religious questioning.

Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else?

Questions people ask

  • Is Love Like Poison sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Love Like Poison scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Love Like Poison violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Love Like Poison easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Love Like Poison end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity89

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Love10

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