A film by Vincent Le Port
Fiction
101 minutes With the support of the CNC, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions, Arte France, Ciné+, the Gan Foundation and the Prix du scénario Distribution France: Capricci
International sales: Indie Sales September1, 1905.
A 17-year-old seminarian is arrested for the murder of a 12-year-old child.
To understand his actions, doctors ask him to recount his life from childhood to the day of the crime.
Based on the true story of Bruno Reidal, a young peasant from the Cantal region of France who fought his murderous impulses all his life.
Broadcasts :
– Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Film Festival – Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel – L’trange Festival, Paris – Bari International Film Festival, Italy – Best Director Award – Athens International Film Festival, Greece – Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland – Festival Jean Carmet, Moulins – Mostra de São Paulo, Brazil – Pink Screens, Brussels, Belgium – Festival Chéries-Chéris, Paris – Festival Entrevues, Belfort – Festival Les Œillades, Albi – Festival Oltre Lo Specchio, Milan, Italy – Festival de Merlinka, Belgrade, Serbia – Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt – Festival Premiers Plans, Angers – Best Actor Award – Glasgow International Film Festival, Scotland – Rendez-vous with French Cinema, New-York, USA – BFI Flare, London, England – Pune International Film Festival, India – Hong-Kong International Film Festival – D’A Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain – Festival du premier film francophone de la Ciotat – Festival du film français en Roumanie – Atlàntida Film Festival, Mallorca, Spain – Prix de la Critique – Festival de Douarnenez – Festival Cinéma d’Automne, Castelnaudary – Festival Les Rendez-vous de l’Histoire, Blois – Festival Vive le Cinéma, Lecce, Italy – Prix d’interprétation Prix du Meilleur Premier Film Français du Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma
Nominated for the César for Best First Film and Best Male Talent 2023