Bruno Dumont is one of the most unpredictable and free-spirited French filmmakers. Following France, which offered a scathing critique about modern media, he turns his back on the adult world to craft yet another masterpiece. One summer in the Var region, a group of six- and seven-year-olds dare one another as they leap into the Mediterranean from red cliffs. Over the course of a few days, they come to know love, jealousy, violence, joy, and freedom. Filming these children, Dumont sought to return to the "childhood of cinema." Without correcting glances directed at the camera, unintelligible dialogue, or unpredictable reactions, he strives for a raw, unfiltered form of cinema. As a result, the children are portrayed like an enigmatic tribe undergoing their own rites of passage. The protagonist, Geo, and his pack keep us constantly amused while reminding us of a time when our world, too, was gloriously full of adventure, danger, and emotion. Red Rocks is a small yet monumental masterpiece of the year. (SEO Seunghee)