Angel at Sea

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Angel at Sea
Directed byFrédéric Dumont
Written byBernard Bellefroid
David Lambert
Produced byStéphane Lhoest
Barbara Shrier
StarringMartin Nissen
Anne Consigny
Olivier Gourmet
CinematographyVirginie Saint-Martin
Edited byGlenn Berman
Music byLuc Sicard
Release dates
  • July 7, 2009 (2009-07-07) (KVIFF)
  • February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03) (Belgium)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Canada
LanguageFrench

Angel at Sea (

drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The film follows Louis, a 12 year-old boy, who lives a happy life with his parents and older brother in southern Morocco. The pivotal moment in the film is Louis' severely depressed father makes a shockingly candid confession to the boy. Louis then becomes a "guardian angel", obsessively watching over his father.[1]

Production

The film was first released at the

Jutra Awards, one at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and in 2011 two further nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards in Belgium.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Angel at Sea". Variety (film review). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ "2011: les nominés". Les Magritte du cinema (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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