The Son of the Shark ·Le Fils du requin

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?

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Drama
Crime
Release Date

Nov 24, 1993

Duration: 1h 30 min

Popularity: 0.3372
8 votes
Directed by

Agnès Merlet

Casting: Gigi Akoka

Productions

In Visible Films Compagnie des Images Gaumont (FR)France 3 Cinéma (FR)Première Heure (FR)RTL-TVi (BE)Saga Film (BE)

Budget

Revenue: NA

Crew & Team

Agnès Merlet

Director