A familiar face at major international festivals who fell off the grid five or so years ago, Damien Odoul will be making his return to the film world in the Panorama section of the 71st Berlinale where his 9th feature Theo and the Metamorphosis [+lee también:
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Previous works put forth by the filmmaker include Deep Breath (Jury Special Prize in Venice’s Filmmakers of the Present line-up in 2001), Errance (selected for Toronto in 2003), After We’re Gone (Directors’ Fortnight 2004), Morasseix (shot in 1992 but only screened in 2004 when it was presented in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori), The Story on Richard O. [+lee también:
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Starring in the cast of his latest opus are Théo Kermel (a first feature film for the young actor who has turned heads on stage, as well as in short film Sphinx), Pierre Meunier (a well-known theatre director making a very rare film appearance), Élia Sulem, Louise Morin and Ayumi Roux (the revelation of the 6th season of the series Skam France, who also makes an appearance in Adopt a Daddy [+lee también:
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Written by the director, the story revolves around a 27-year-old man with Down’s syndrome called Théo who lives with his father in a house hidden away in the thick of a forest. They live together in harmony with the surrounding flora and fauna but, one day, his father goes away, leaving Théo alone with his inner world… He embarks upon an odyssey which sees him reinvent himself, open himself up to the world and experiment with freedom, attempting to discover the nature of things, but also the nature of beings…

Theo and the Metamorphosis is produced by Alexandre Perrier on behalf of Kidam, alongside Swiss group Bord Cadre Films, and is co-produced by Wild Bunch (who will also oversee distribution in French cinemas), Same Player, Transpalux, ABS Productions and Swiss firm Freestudios. The feature film also benefits from an advance on receipts from the CNC and enjoys the support of the Occitanie region and of Blaq Out/UniversCiné. International sales are still under negotiation, for those who are interested…

For the record, Kidam is currently steering post-production on Emmanuel Marre’s Zero Fucks Given [+lee también:
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