The film’s depiction of this theme challenges the patriarchal structure. While Amin acts as the observer—the "virgin" eye—Camélia asserts control over her own body. The "work" of the film here is the dismantling of the taboo. By framing the conversations around sex and the body with such extended duration, Kechiche forces the audience to sit with the discomfort and the reality of female desire, stripping away the exoticism often applied to North African female characters in French cinema.

For fans of slow cinema (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carlos Reygadas) or Mediterranean coming-of-age stories (like The Great Beauty ), this film is essential viewing.