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The Quiet Son

Swiss Premiere

France, Belgium

DOMESTIC POLITICAL DRAMA

2024, 110'

VO. French

In presence of Benjamin Voisin and Stefan Crepon, Wednesday November 6.

Pierre, a widowed father of two young men, is stunned to discover that his eldest is a member of an extreme right-wing group. A deeply moving work about family love distorted by radicalization.

The adaptation of Laurent Petitmangin's 2020 novel Ce qu'il faut de nuit has a special resonance in France in 2024. Sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin have understood this, and elegantly portray a father's incomprehension when faced with his eldest son's new political leanings, seduced by far-right movements. Instead of studying these groups at their roots, the directors and screenwriters choose to take the point of view of Vincent Lindon's character – who won an award for his performance at the last Venice Film Festival – to observe the gradual turnaround of the rebel, played by the formidable Benjamin Voisin, within a loving but fragile household. A family is torn apart before our very eyes. Poignant!
Damien Brodard

Direction

Production

CANAL+

World sales

Playtime

Wednesday 6 Nov. 2024 | 20:45