The Son of the Shark

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?

Country:

France,

Belgium,

Luxembourg

Genre:

Drama,

Crime

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Agnès Merlet

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Company:

In Visible Films,

Compagnie des Images,

Gaumont,

France 3 Cinéma,

Première Heure,

RTL-TVi,

Saga Film

Cast:

Martin

Simon

Marie

Le père

L'automobiliste

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Editor

Editor