DARK HEART OF THE FOREST
synopsis
Nikolaï was abandoned at birth and has been in foster care ever since. Although a family would like to give the sixteen-year-old boy a home, he decides to make one himself. He meets Camille, an intriguing fifteen-year-old wiseacre, and tries to convince her to make a child together. Nikolaï is convinced that he can handle any problem and wants to avoid at all costs that an adult thwarts his plans. Camille and Nikolaï flee together from the home and isolate themselves in the woods. In the heart of this gloomy, mysterious forest, Nikolaï will have to face his first feelings and learn to become a man. Soon, he feels that there are many things he cannot control.
international title: | Dark Heart of the Forest |
original title: | Le coeur noir des forêts |
country: | Belgium, France |
sales agent: | TVCO |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Serge Mirzabekiantz |
screenplay: | Serge Mirzabekiantz, Benjamin d’Aoust, Patrick Delperdange |
cast: | Elsa Houben, Quito Rayon Richter |
cinematography by: | Virginie Surdej |
film editing: | Julie Naas |
music: | Cyrille de Haes, Margaret Hermant, Manuel Roland |
producer: | Anthony Rey |
co-producer: | Ron Dyens |
production: | Hélicotronc, Sacrebleu Productions |