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The Son of the Shark
The Son of the Shark

The Son of the Shark

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DramaCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

24 November 1993

Country

France

Cast

Ludovic Vandendaele

Ludovic Vandendaele

Martin

Eric da Silva

Eric da Silva

Simon

Sandrine Blancke

Sandrine Blancke

Marie

Maxime Leroux

Maxime Leroux

Le père

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

L'automobiliste

Rose Thiéry

Rose Thiéry

Renan Mazéas

Renan Mazéas

Jean-François Perrier

Jean-François Perrier

Marc Brunet

Marc Brunet

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