Un fils (2003)

Selim, a young man adrift, is a transvestite and a prostitute who desperately longs for his father's love. Omar, his father, lives a secluded life of grief and has never recovered from the ... See full summary »

Director:

Amal Bedjaoui

Writers:

Amal Bedjaoui, Isabelle Pichaud

Stars:

Mohamed Hicham, Hammou Graïa, Isabelle Pichaud

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mohamed Hicham	...	Selim
Hammou Graïa	...	Omar
Isabelle Pichaud	...	Louise
Aurélien Recoing	...	Max
Licino Da Silva	...	Gérant de l'hôtel
Olivier Rabourdin	...	Captain Lopez
Philippe Carta	...	Agresseur 1
Walid Afkir	...	Agresseur 2
Hervé Blanc	...	Le client des toilettes
Xavier Maly	...	Le client de Louise
Benouar Habibi	...	Agresseur 3
Rachid Saïd	...	Agresseur 4
Bruno Bordas	...	Policier en civil
Antoine Coudère	...	Policier en tenue
Christelle Dagron	...	Interne Samu

Storyline

Selim, a young man adrift, is a transvestite and a prostitute who desperately longs for his father's love. Omar, his father, lives a secluded life of grief and has never recovered from the loss of his wife. Like two lonely ships, they pass silently without ever really connecting. Only destiny will bring father and son together... a little too late.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | money | widower | watching tv | gay parent | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 August 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

A Son

Company Credits

Production Co:

ML Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A story about an Algerian handsome young man who prostitutes himself in Paris.?

It is a film very sober, intimate, no brilliant, but very right about the "milieu" of the masculine prostitution in Paris. It' looks like almost a documentary. No special effects, no spectacular sequences, no zeal, no demonstration. Just a main idea which conducts you to the point: the death, permanently. With the collaboration of two actors remarkables: Mohamed Hicham and Hammou Graïa (we remember him in the film "L'Homme blessé" of Patrice Chéreau, and also his great prestations as a theater actor), this director makes an impressive film with simplicity in the present cinematographic context.