THE SON OF THE SHARK

Le fils du requin

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Synopsis

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!

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!

Awards

  • Young European Film 1994

Selections

  • Feature Film Selection

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Agnès Merlet
  • Produced by: Francois Fries
  • Cast: Ludovic Vandendaele (Martin), Eric Da Silva (Simon), Sandrine Blancke (Marie), Maxime Leroux (the father)
  • Written by: Agnès Merlet
  • Editing: Santiago Amigorena
  • Original Score: Bruno Coulais
  • Cinematography: Gérard Simon
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