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"The Son"
2002
Directed by Luc Dardenne/Jean-Pierre Dardenne
An
intense and emotional look at a father dealing with the loss of his son.
Hypnotically naturalistic and intimately filmed with a hand-held camera,
The Son follows Olivier, a carpentry teacher, who takes on his son's
killer as a student, but the student is unaware of his teacher's true
identity. Olivier Gourmet received a Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cannes
Film Festival for his role as the grieving father. "It is as assured and
flawless a telling of sadness and joy as I have ever seen" (Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times). French with English subtitles. 103
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