Le fils du requin
Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Synopsis
How did the whole thing start?
If you want to know why my mother left, wha my brother Simon and I took off from the old man's place, why we slept rough, why we raided stores ... basically the whole sob story, don't count on me to tell you. The less I think about it, the better I feel.
On the other hand, I can tell you why a goldfish, when it turns, never turns on a curve like everyone else. The fish just swims along and then, all of a sudden, zip, it turns, on the spot. Zip ...!
Why do I know that? Because I, Martin Vanderhoes, I am the shark's son. And to understand that, you have to suffer a lot, and dream a lot too, because people who don't dream, well they might as well be dead ... Right, Simon?
Stop yapping and start the film. Open the goddamn curtains!
If you want to know why my mother left, wha my brother Simon and I took off from the old man's place, why we slept rough, why we raided stores ... basically the whole sob story, don't count on me to tell you. The less I think about it, the better I feel.
On the other hand, I can tell you why a goldfish, when it turns, never turns on a curve like everyone else. The fish just swims along and then, all of a sudden, zip, it turns, on the spot. Zip ...!
Why do I know that? Because I, Martin Vanderhoes, I am the shark's son. And to understand that, you have to suffer a lot, and dream a lot too, because people who don't dream, well they might as well be dead ... Right, Simon?
Stop yapping and start the film. Open the goddamn curtains!
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Agnès Merlet
Written by: Agnès Merlet
Produced by: Francois Fries
Cinematography: Gérard Simon
Editing: Santiago Amigorena
Original Score: Bruno Coulais
Cast: Ludovic Vandendaele (Martin), Eric Da Silva (Simon), Sandrine Blancke (Marie), Maxime Leroux (the father)
Nominations and Awards
- Young European Film 1994
- Feature Film Selection 1994