The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Brothers Martin and Simon, not yet teens, are incorrigible vandals; Martin runs away from reform school, Simon from foster homes, and they always find each other in a seacoast town of Lignan, where their destructive behavior is infamous. (It may date to their mother's leaving the family.) Martin is philosophical, romantic, and poetic: he dreams of being the son of a shark; he holds tight to a book about goldfish his mother gave him. In both halting and wild ways, he tries to court Marie, a neighbor girl. Simon, with a pocketknife and an intractable will, seems more dangerous to others. What, on earth, is there for these children-becoming-men?
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Agnès MerletDirector
- Santiago AmigorenaWriter
- Agnès MerletWriter
- Bruno CoulaisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ludovic VandendaeleMartin
- Eric da SilvaSimon
- Sandrine BlanckeMarie
- Maxime LerouxLe père
- Yolande MoreauL'automobiliste
- Rose ThiéryCast
- Renan MazéasCast
- Jean-François PerrierCast
- Marc BrunetCast
Stills
Themes
woman director