Archive of films Devils / Les diables
France
2002, 105 min
Section:
Another View
Year: 2003
Twelve-year-old Chloé doesn’t speak, can’t stand any physical contact and is dependent on her same-aged brother Joseph. Their parents abandoned them when they were small and the kids have been transferred from one institution to another ever since. Any help offered by adults always seems to come too late.
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Chloé doesn’t speak, can’t stand any physical contact and is dependent on her same-aged brother Joseph. The two suffer from the fact that their parents abandoned them when they were small: the pair have been transferred from one institution to another ever since. Joseph’s love for Chloé is boundless; he would do anything for her. His constant fear is that someone will separate them. That will ultimately happen, however, since they are growing up and are now forced to live in separate (boys’ and girls’) sections of the institution. But in addition, Chloé needs special attention to help her cope with the surrounding world. Their lack of confidence in adults is already so great that any attempt to “save” them is rejected. Chloé and Joseph always escape, thereby distancing themselves from “normal” life – something they have never experienced, so they’ve got nothing to lose. This powerful story about the complete social alienation of two adolescents and their road to premature adulthood will linger long in the memory. The film excels for the kids’ strong performances.
About the director
Christophe Ruggia (b. 1965, France) writes his films as well, and excels at portraying the world of kids, as in Les diables. The film was screened at the 2002 Namur International Festival of Francophone Film. Filmography: L´enfance égaré (1993), The Kid from Chaaba (Le gone du Chaaba, 1998), The Devils (Les diables, 2002).
Contacts
Lazennec Production
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About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Another View |
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Director: | Christophe Ruggia |
Screenplay: | Olivier Lorelle, Christophe Ruggiaa |
Dir. of Photography: | Eric Guichard |
Music: | Fowzi Guerdjou |
Editor: | Tina Baz-Legal |
Producer: | Bertrand Faivre |
Production: | Lazennec Production |
Cast: | Vincent Rottiers, Adele Haenel, Jacques Bonnaffé, Aurélia Petit, Dominique Reymond |
Contact: | Lazennec Production, Wild Bunch |
www: | www.wildbunch.biz |