
Love Like Poison is a 2010 French drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré. It follows the story of Anna, a teenage girl who is struggling to come to terms with her sexuality and her relationship with her father. The film is filled with sexual moments that explore the complexities of teenage sexuality and the difficulties of growing up.
The film begins with Anna's father, Jean, taking her to a religious retreat. While there, Anna meets a young man named Mathieu and the two quickly become close. As their relationship develops, Anna begins to explore her own sexuality and discovers that she is attracted to Mathieu. This leads to a series of intimate moments between the two, including a passionate kiss in the woods and a night spent together in a tent.
The film also explores the difficulties of Anna's relationship with her father. Jean is a devout Catholic and is uncomfortable with his daughter's newfound sexuality. He is also struggling with his own feelings for Anna, which leads to a tense and awkward moment when he discovers her and Mathieu in the tent.
The film culminates in a powerful scene in which Anna and Jean finally confront each other about their feelings. Anna tells her father that she loves him, but that she also loves Mathieu. Jean is forced to accept his daughter's sexuality and the two embrace in a tearful hug.
Love Like Poison is a powerful exploration of teenage sexuality and the difficulties of growing up. The film's sexual moments are handled with sensitivity and nuance, and they provide an honest and realistic look at the complexities of teenage relationships.
Two teens mildly discuss how hot a boy is.
The female lead asks her mother how big the mom's breasts were at the daughter's age, apparently and needlessly insecure. Later, in bed in underclothes, the daughter places a pillow between her thighs and rhythmically rubs against it a few times.
This film addresses themes parents may wish to discuss with young viewers, such as faith and organized religion's impacts on human sexuality.
The 14 year old female lead character is shown briefly topless in a frontal view.
In one scene with a boy, her blouse is unbutton revealing her chest between her breat and part of her breasts (no nipples shown).
In a rather close scene in the last 10 minutes, she raises her nightgown and reveals her vulva to her grand father (only pubic hair seen).
A boy pins a girl on the ground and kisses her, but stops a little while after it becomes obvious that she isn't ready for that.
A boy and girl lay on his bed and kiss. She returns home late that night, but no other implication of sexual activity is shown.
Anna's (Clara Augarde) grandfather Jean (Michel Galabru) is a bit of a perv, and makes several inappropriate comments to Anna and to her father. While Anna is washing grandfather's feet, she notices his pants are bulging from an erection, and she abruptly leaves the room. The scene in which she reveals her pubic hair was in response to his wish to once again see "where he came from."