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The Son
Le Fils
Directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
2002•1h 43m•NR•★ 7.6
Drama / Mystery
Synopsis
A dedicated carpentry instructor at a Belgian youth rehabilitation center accepts a new teenage apprentice: the boy who murdered his young son five years earlier. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's breathless, tight-shot masterpiece of moral weight and radical grace.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJean-Pierre DardenneLuc Dardenne
WriterLuc DardenneJean-Pierre Dardenne
CinematographyAlain Marcoen
Principal Cast
Olivier GourmetOlivier
Morgan MarinneFrancis
Isabella SoupartMagali
Pierre NisseApprenti Soudeur 1
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Nassim HassaïniOmarAG
Anne GerardLa Mère de DanyAC
Annette ClossetLa Directrice du CentreFP
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Runtime1h 43m (103 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorJean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
LanguagesFrench
CountryBE, FR
StudioLes Films du Fleuve • Archipel 35
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