The Son of the Shark (1993)

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?

Directing:
  • Agnès Merlet

Writing:
  • Agnès Merlet
  • Santiago Amigorena

Stars:
Release Date: 1993-11-24
themoviedb icon 7.1/10
  • Country: FR, BE, LU
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 90
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