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Release Date: 2002 Cast: Rémy Renaud, Felicien Pitsaer, Morgan Marinne, Nassim Hassaini, Olivier Gourmet, Kevin Leroy, Isabella Soupart
Categories: Movies, Mystery, Family Drama, Social problem film, World cinema The Son (French: Le Fils) is a 2002 film directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne.
Olivier (Olivier Gourmet), a carpenter by trade who teaches at a trades training centre, knowingly takes on Francis Thorion, the murderer of his son, as an apprentice. Francis is unaware of his connection with Olivier from five years ago. Olivier, tormented by the loss of his son and his separation from his wife, develops a slight obsession with Francis. He stalks him home, steals his keys and explores his apartment, whilst slowly discovering more about the boy. Francis looks up to Olivier, seeing... MORE
The Son (French: Le Fils) is a 2002 film directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne.
Olivier (Olivier Gourmet), a carpenter by trade who teaches at a trades training centre, knowingly takes on Francis Thorion, the murderer of his son, as an apprentice. Francis is unaware of his connection with Olivier from five years ago. Olivier, tormented by the loss of his son and his separation from his wife, develops a slight obsession with Francis. He stalks him home, steals his keys and explores his apartment, whilst slowly discovering more about the boy. Francis looks up to Olivier, seeing him as a surrogate role-model. With this on his mind, Olivier is ultimately torn between hatred for the murderer of his son and the moral ambiguity of accepting this child from a broken home and disillusioned past.
Olivier Gourmet received the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of the tormented Olivier.
Roger Ebert ranked the film #7 on his list of the best films of the decade (2000-2009). Paste Magazine named it one of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009), ranking it at #8.
Luc Dardenne wrote a comment about The Son in his book Au dos de nos images. Magali, LESS
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