''Angel at Sea'' (french: Un ange à la mer) is a 2009
drama film
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directed by
Frédéric Dumont
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. 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.
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Production
The film was first released at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 7 July 2009, where it won the Crystal Globe, the Don Quijote Award, and where Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgian actor.
Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in '' Le Fils'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in ''La Promesse ...
won the Best Actor Award. In 2010, it received two nominations at the Jutra Awards
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, and in 2011 two further nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards in Belgium.[
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References
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2009 films
Belgian drama films
Canadian drama films
2000s French-language films
2009 drama films
French-language Canadian films
2000s Canadian films
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