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
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 +
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