Teenage Adam spends summer vacation with his family at Lake Superior, and given that the days drag on endlessly he is happy to befriend Riley and Nate, cousins who are roughly his peers. The three boys hang out trying to drive away the boredom, but soon enough a rivalry erupts, causing tense but hidden emotions to bubble to the surface. What were at first innocent squabbles and games gradually intensify towards an irreversible outcome. The director succeeds admirably in characterizing not only the fragility and uncertainty of the protagonists’ age group but also the ever-more stifling atmosphere of their conflict. In his impressive debut, the talented director sensitively coaches a trio of young actors whose authentic and convincing performances contribute to the movie’s overall impact. This absorbing yet disturbing drama was screened in the Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes IFF.