From small to big screens, everybody loves a story about a redeemed criminal. Shows like “The Wire” and films like “The Departed” ask viewers to root for misanthropic men whose criminal careers are either on the downswing or in the not-too-distant past. In “Jessica Forever,” a French TIFF premiere from directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, a band of lost boys vie for audience sympathy.

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