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KEEPER


 

A film by Guillaume SENEZ

2015 – Belgium / Switzerland / France – Drama – 95'

 

SYNOPSIS Maxime and Mélanie are in love. Together, they clumsily explore their sexuality with fiery curiosity until the day Mélanie realizes she’s pregnant. At first Maxime takes the news badly, but then he gets used to the idea of becoming a father. He convinces Melanie to keep the baby. So it’s been decided – Maxime and Mélanie, all of fifteen years old, are going to become parents.

CAST

Kacey MOTTET KLEIN 

Galatea BELLUGI 

Catherine SALEE 

Sam LOUWYCK

Laetitia DOSCH 

 

CREW +

Producer – Isabelle TRUC

Production company – Iota Production

Screenwriters - Guillaume SENEZ & David LAMBERT

Cinematographer – Denis JUTZELER

Editor – Julie BRENTA

INFOS

Running time – 95’

Ratio – Scope

Language  French

 

PRESS REVIEWS

Variety

Hollywood Reporter

Cineuropa

Now Magazine

Film Freak Central

One movie, five views

 

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS +

2015 Locarno IFF – Label Europa CineDrama

2015 Film Fest Hamburg – NDR Young Talent Award
2015 Torino FF – Best Film

2015 Marrakech IFF – Best Actress Award for Galatea Bellugi

2016 Zlin FF for Children and Youth – Golden Slipper for Best Feature Film for Youth

2016 Valletta FF –  Teens Audience Award

2016 Taipei IFF – Jury Prize

2016 Fiuggi FF – First Prize

2016 Molodist IFF – International feature competition Award & Ecumenical First Award

 

SCREENINGS IN FESTIVAL & MARKETS +

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QUOTES

"This teen pregnancy story trades the strained witticisms, detachment and snark of Jason Reitman’s Juno for something genuine, sobering and moving..." - NOW Magazine

"A beautifully controlled film." - Hollywood Reporter

"Coolly unsentimental but deeply affecting." - Film Freak Central

"Honest and deeply affecting." - One Movie, Five Views

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