The Right Words

The Right Words (French: Haut les coeurs) is a 2021 French short film directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin and co-written with Emma Benestan. The fifteen-minute short was filmed in the Parisian suburbs. It follows a group of young teenagers on a bus journey.

The short has been presented at a number of festivals, including Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and won awards at Palm Springs International ShortFest and Stockholm Film Festival.

Plot
During a bus ride, thirteen-year-old Mahdi's older sister, Kenza, dares Mahdi to declare his love to his crush, Jada. Pressured by Kenza, Mahdi talks to Jada.