''Son of the Shark'' (

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: ''Le Fils du Requin'') is a 1993

film directed by Agnes Merlet, about two brothers, Martin (Ludovic Vandendaele) and Simon (Eric Da Silva), and their adventures as

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in the north of

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. Inspired by a well-known passage of Lautréamont's ''

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'', Martin holds a belief, in which he claims to be "the son of a female

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". He hopes that someday he and his brother, Simon will disappear to the bottom of the

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, where they will live happily ever after surrounded by dancing fish.

Awards and nominations

The film won the 1994

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for "Young European Film of the Year", the

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's ''Prix Tournage'', and the

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for Best Belgian actress. It was also nominated for

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Cast

* Ludovic Vandendaele as Martin * Eric Da Silva as Simon *

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as Marie *

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as The father *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...

as The driver *

Olivier Saladin Olivier Saladin is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series ''Les Deschiens'' (1993-2002), in which he plays alongside Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film directo ...

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References

External links

* * French crime drama films 1993 films 1990s French-language films European Film Awards winners (films) Films directed by Agnès Merlet Films scored by Bruno Coulais 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub