10 1/2 (2010)

Option 1Option 2

Avg Rating: 4.2 / 5. Voted: 71

No one cared thus far. Do you?


AKA: Dix et Demi
Directed by: Daniel Grou
Starring: Robert Naylor (Tommy), Claude Legault (Gilles), Martin Dubreuil (Dad), Eugénie Beaudry (Karine)
Country: Canada; Effed Up Canadian Movies
Language: French; Effed Up French Films
Runtime: 01:56:42
Genres: Childhood, Misery-Depressing-Mental Illness, Domestic Abuse, Old-Young Relationships

Plot – Spoilers:
10½ opens with a couple of shocking scenes that pave the way for a movie that will most likely have you wincing and perhaps even wonder, What a fucked up movie. And this is mostly down to a knockout performance from Robert Naylor who plays Tommy, a traumatized kid who’s excessively prone to episodes and fits of rage. He’s shunted into a social services center after forcing a smaller kid to blow him.

At the center, there’s no violence from the adults – instead they choose to use the option of restraint when dealing with outbursts. For the most part, the staff actually care about the kids and some of them even carry home the trauma of a day scarred by handling troubled boys. But the center has so many rules and prescribed guidelines that the staff have been trained to follow, everyone seems on edge, ready to explode.

But among all the kids, Tommy is a different breed, none of them seem equipped to handle. Except for Gilles, who believes Tommy need not be a future psychopath waiting to grow up. At one point, when Tommy runs away for a couple of days, the center experiences a calm that everyone seems grateful for.

In another era, Tommy would have been tagged as having been possessed by the devil. This is one of those movies that can actually be harder to watch compared to films with copious amounts of sick violence and is the second work from Canadian filmmaker Daniel Grou here, after 7 Days.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
25 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
The Dude Abides
The Dude Abides
August 11, 2023 11:17 pm

God damn, this is dark – not in a horror or gore-fest way, but far too realistic. From personal experience, this is exactly the kind of shit going on here every damn day with kids in social services. Makes you really wonder about humanity overall, maybe we should just all die off… Regardless – great addition by EUM. Leave it to the French to really dive into the depths of inhumanity, particularly between “parents” and children.

dairy
dairy
August 6, 2023 9:54 pm

i liked this but the ending was so sudden:(

Keijo
Keijo
May 12, 2023 7:20 pm

Wait, I’m supposed to feel bad for this kid? The mother should have dropped him into the traffic

Baron
Baron
February 22, 2023 4:48 am

Thanks entertain us

Baron
Baron
February 22, 2023 4:47 am

a nice movie

jcd
jcd
February 7, 2023 12:53 am

well thought out ending. exhausted from watching Gilles’ hard work.

scotkemizzz
scotkemizzz
January 20, 2023 2:24 pm

Annoying little shits, need to put those degenerates in concentration camps and gassed their pathetic asses along with their irresponsible retarded parents . The world already full of evil and we don’t need to foster future terrorist, serial killers, rapist and overall malignant individuals in this planet.

Dinga
Dinga
Reply to  scotkemizzz
June 5, 2023 5:13 pm

How dare you talk about the users of effedupmovies.com like that!!

Ray
Ray
December 30, 2022 8:09 am

Let’s see how it goes

Mini P.E.K.K.A.
Mini P.E.K.K.A.
December 5, 2022 4:42 am

this movie was interesting not really fucked up but a fun watch

Pers0n
Pers0n
November 26, 2022 7:09 pm

Great movie

Dr. Lecter
Dr. Lecter
August 21, 2022 8:27 pm

What a raw, visceral film, amazingly well crafted and executed. The acting is absolutely suburb! Another one of these “where have you been all my life” movies from the fine folks at EUM…..

Thanks for this!!

Breathnach
Breathnach
Reply to  Dr. Lecter
November 10, 2022 6:55 am

I can’t tolerate your existence on here, let alone the knowledge of you skulking among society in your professional career. I wouldn’t want a predator like you tending to me in an emergency… You’re narcissistic lurker with an obvious neuropsychiatric disorder

LeonRE4
LeonRE4
August 17, 2022 2:20 pm

I don’t know if this is just me but the ending felt rushed like felt like there could’ve been more cause we don’t exactly see Tommy change, he runs away again and comes back then that’s it

Dr. Lecter
Dr. Lecter
Reply to  LeonRE4
August 21, 2022 8:33 pm

I agree completely. But the story just keeps going on and on with little to no change…

I was expecting Tommy to meet up with Mr. Pedo Killgore, and I really thought I nailed it, but they pulled the rug out from under me and served up the ending they spun…..

Keijo
Keijo
Reply to  LeonRE4
May 12, 2023 7:22 pm

yup and he’ll keep being an asshole to everyone around him

fred fat
fred fat
July 4, 2022 8:11 pm

im the last now

Dr Harris
Dr Harris
June 30, 2022 10:08 pm

Excellent…
Truly gritty and totally believable… Naylor plays the lead in a remarkable way . A truly sad tale and it’s nigh on two hour length flew by. I could have watched all night .
Fantastic cinema and yes… Horrible too.

Well done once again effed up.. God bless you and your amazing site.

fred fat
fred fat
June 30, 2022 8:10 pm

im the last person to comment

We like Fred fat
We like Fred fat
Reply to  fred fat
June 30, 2022 8:14 pm

Not anymore!!!

fred fat
fred fat
Reply to  We like Fred fat
July 2, 2022 9:51 pm

damn…

mab
mab
June 27, 2022 9:47 pm

Quality EUM Drama … Great acting … Great respect for those who work in support services … It’s a vocation and not a job!

nope
nope
June 27, 2022 6:10 pm

good film. gilles is so hot lol

nikki
nikki
June 26, 2022 12:21 pm

hi,
great movie – great director!
thx
xoxo
nikki

Soup
Soup
June 25, 2022 7:45 pm

Great acting. I love this film. Messes up with feelings but in a good way.