The Son of the Shark

The Son of the Shark (1993)

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?

Date of release
1993-11-24
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Agnès Merlet

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Young European Film of the Year

Son of the Shark is a 1993 French film directed by Agnes Merlet, about two brothers, Martin and Simon, and their adventures as juvenile delinquents in the north of France.

Production

Filming took place first in Ault (Somme), followed by Tréport, and finally in Dieppe (both Seine-Maritime).

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