FORBACH

Overview

Directed by:

Claire BURGER

Country:

FRANCE

Year:

2008

Duration:

35 minutes

Awards:

2nd Prize - Cinéfondation, 2008

Credits

Claire BURGER

- Director

Frédéric BAILLEHAICHE

- Film Editor

Paco WISER

- Cinematography

Ivan GARRIEL

- Sound

Mathieu VILLIEN

- Sound

Marie AMACHOUKELI

- Screenplay

Actors

Samuel THEIS

- Samuel Koenig

Sonia THEIS

- Angélique Koenig

Mario THEIS

- Mario Koenig

Synopsis

Samuel returns to Forbach, his birthplace, to receive a medal. In this coal mining city of Lorraine, everyone is proud of his Parisian success: a native of the region is on his way to become a famous actor. For Samuel, it is the occasion to take up with his family again. He believes he now can handle his mother and her alcohol problem and he wants to offer his brother the opportunity to pull through.

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