Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

1976 · 116 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; Myriam, a redhead into tantric sex; and Marie, a supermarket checker who gives unauthorized discounts to the elderly, search for renewed meaning on a communal farm. The title character, a six-year-old child, is the carrier of their hopes for the future.

Directed by Alain Tanner · Written by Alain Tanner

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