Angel at Sea

Angel at Sea
Directed by Frédéric Dumont
Produced by Stéphane Lhoest
Barbara Shrier
Written by Bernard Bellefroid
David Lambert
Starring Martin Nissen
Anne Consigny
Olivier Gourmet
Music by Luc Sicard
Cinematography Virginie Saint-Martin
Edited by Glenn Berman
Release date
  • July 7, 2009 (2009-07-07) (KVIFF)
  • February 3, 2010 (2010-02-03) (Belgium)
Running time
 86 minutes
Country Belgium
Canada
Language French

Angel at Sea (French: Un ange à la mer) is a 2009 drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The film follows Louis, a 12-year-old boy, who lives with his parents and older brother in southern Morocco. Louis is very happy until the day his father shares a secret with him.

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 won the Best Actor Award. In 2010, it received two nominations at the Jutra Awards, one at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and in 2011 two further nomiantions at the 1st Magritte Awards in Belgium.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Les Magritte du cinema 2011: les nominés" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Retrieved 10 January 2014.


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