recommended

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Although the Quebec French ,in spite of the accent, is understood over here in France,they felt compelled to provide the viewers with subtitles (in fact ,only the scene where the teenagers sniff cocaine and smoke grass needs them)Mat is a teenager ,perhaps a rebel (against something we only understand at the end of the short );he draws a graffiti under an overpass ;pursued by the police he returns to his home where he spends the night brooding.However,he seems to live in a happy family: much time is given over to the breakfast scene when the teenager eats cereals ;mom says:" your brother's arriving at 3 h 30PM ";she gives no detail ,we guess she thinks he should pattern himself upon him.After spending some time with his pals with whom he compares junk qualities,he accompanies the whole family who drives to the airport .The plane lands ,a soldier stands to attention , and then.....To write more would be a spoiler.