The Son

A 16-year-old boy, Francis, is unaware of any connection he may have to his new boss, but it is clear that the weight of the past is a heavy burden on Olivier.While struggling to maintain a professional distance in Francis’s presence, he can’t stop himself from following the boy through the training center hallways and through the city streets after class. As the film progresses, they gradually come to know each other and the relationship between the two psychologically bruised individuals is strengthened.When Olivier’s exwife Magali is told of the boy’s presence she is horrified, thrusting us even further into Olivier’s conflicted world. Soon, the secret that binds the boy to Olivier and Magali is revealed and a journey of profound emotional and moral complexity towards the story’s riveting finale begins.
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Script: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Cinematography: Alain Marcoen
Editing: Marie-Helene Dozo
Sound: Jean-Pierre Duret
Actors: Olivier Gourmet (Olivier), Morgan Marinne (Francis), Isabella Soupart (Magali), Remy Renaud (Philippo), Nassim Hassaini (Omar)
Production: Les Films du Fleuve
Producers: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
Co-production: Archipel 35, RTBF
Costumes: Monic Parelle
Production Design: Veronique Marit
Sets: Igor Gabriel
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Belgium-France
Production Year: 2002
Duration: 103
Distribution in Greece: Audio Visual Enterprises SA, GreeceVassilis AlexiouT. +30 210 8092000 F. +30 210 8092122valexiou@audiovisual.gr www.audiovisual.gr
Contact: Celluloid Dreams, FranceT. +33 1 7970 0370 F. +33 1 4970 0371info@celluloid-dreams.comwww.celluloid-dreams.com

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in Engis, Belgium in April 1951. Luc Dardenne was born in Awirs, Belgium in March 1954. In 1975, they founded the production company Derives which has since produced some sixty documentaries, including their own. They first came to international attention in the mid-1990s with The Promise. They won their first major international film prize when Rosetta won the Palme d’Or at the 1999 Cannes IFF. All their films since have played at the Cannes main competition and won one of the major prizes. In 1994, they founded the production company "Les Films du Fleuve".

Filmography

1978 The Song of the Nightingale/Le chant du rossignol (doc.)
1979 When Leon M.’s Boat Sailed down the Meuse for the First Time/Lorsque le bateau de Leon M. descendit la Meuse pour la premiere fois (doc.)
1980 For theWar to End, theWalls Had to Fall/Pour que la guerre s’acheve, les murs devaient s’ecrouler (doc.)
1981 R…doesn’t Answer Anymore/R…ne repond plus (doc.)
1982 Lessons of a Flying University/Lecons d’une universite volante (doc.)
1983 Look at Jonathan. Jonathan receives a “lesson” /Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (doc.)
1986 Falsch
1987 TheWorld’s Racing/Il Court, il court le monde (short)
1992 You’re on My Mind/Je Pense a vous
1996 The Promise /La Promesse
1999 Rosetta
2002 The Son /Le Fils
2005 The Child /L’Enfant
2007 Darkness /Dans l’Obscurite (short)
2008 Lorna’s Silence/Le Silence de Lorna