Spread Your Wings (2019)
Donne-moi des ailes
Film details
Adventure · Family · Nicolas Vanier · 2h 0min
Synopsis
Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...
Verdict
A family adventure that celebrates the father-son bond and respect for nature.
In-depth analysis
Spread Your Wings builds a story of family reconnection without artifice or cheap emotional ploys. The premise is simple: a teenager trapped in the virtual world and a scientist father who proposes a real adventure. The film trusts that the viewer can be moved by the tangible: the flight, shared risk, the beauty of Europe seen from the air, the fragility of a species that depends on them. There are no human villains or forced twists — the conflict is internal and is resolved with the universal language of joint action and shared sacrifice. The script avoids the trap of idealizing technology or demonizing the teenager: it simply shows that there are realities that hold greater weight than a screen. For parents, it is a work that invites conversation about the value of time together and responsibility towards creation without sermons. The APTA certification accurately reflects its content: a clean adventure, free from undue alarms, with the narrative weight placed on the mutual growth of father and son. A safe and valuable choice for the whole family.