Beyond the Horizon

SYNOPSIS

Summer 1976, there's a heatwave and the Swiss countryside is drying out at relentless speed. In this stifling environment, Gus, the 13-year-old son of a farmer, witnesses around him the disintegration of his family environment.
In the scorching summer of 1976, farmers face a violent heatwave threatening their crops and the lives of their animals. Under the relentless sun, Nicole and Jean, owners of a poultry farm, are on the brink when their chickens succumb one after the other. Their 13-year-old son, Gus, has to help his father with the chores, even if he would much rather read comics and go on adventures. One day a breath of fresh air arrives in the form of Nicole's new friend, lively and spirited Cécile. The newcomer will quickly turn the life of the family, already in the midst of a crisis, upside down. Witnessing the destruction of his nuclear family, traditional farming and patriarchy, Gus has to grow up fast, leaving the innocence of childhood behind.