Young hearts

The peaceful charm of the Belgian village and the relatively straightforward life of fourteen-year-old Elias are disrupted by new neighbors who move into the house across the street.

The peaceful charm of a Belgian village and the relatively straightforward life of fourteen-year-old Elias are disrupted by new neighbors moving into the house across the street. Especially Alexander, who is the same age as him, becomes his new classmate and friend. Or perhaps something more? Elias is suddenly confronted with feelings he has never experienced before, a confusing and unsettling attraction that he does not fully understand and feels ashamed of. How can he tell his family, his friends at school, and his "girlfriend" Valeria that his heart races faster only when he is with Alexander? With Alexander, who is clear about his orientation and calmly admits to Elias that he is into boys. In his confusion, in his desire not to lose either Alexander or Valeria, and in his fear of public condemnation, Elias becomes increasingly entangled in lies, and it is only his grandfather who reveals the great secret to him: love is exceptional, and it would be a sin to let it slip through his fingers.