Movie
The Son
Overview
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-10-04
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Archipel 33>35, Les Films du Fleuve, RTBF
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Olivier Gourmet as Olivier
- Morgan Marinne as Francis
- Isabella Soupart as Magali
- Nassim Hassaïni as Omar
- Pierre Nisse as Apprenti Soudeur 1
- Anne Gerard as La Mère de Dany
- Annette Closset as La Directrice du Centre
- Félicien Pitsaer as Steve
Crew
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne - Director
- Luc Dardenne - Director
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne - Writer
- Luc Dardenne - Writer
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