Qerq (2007)

A young woman joins a criminal gang after being released from a juvenile correctional facility.

Director:

Louis Cuschieri

Writer:

Louis Cuschieri (screenplay)

Stars:

Peter Borg, Frida Cauchi, Maria Farrugia

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Borg
Frida Cauchi	...	Grace
Maria Farrugia
Ronald Saliba
Fabian Scerri de Carlo

Storyline

A young woman joins a criminal gang after being released from a juvenile correctional facility.

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Plot Keywords:

juvenile correctional facility | drug dealing | mental hospital | fornication | marriage | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Malta

Language:

Maltese

Release Date:

31 January 2007 (Malta)

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bronk Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Placed #1 at the Maltese box office for six weeks.

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Goofs

In the very final scene of the film, it is evident that one of the twins is actually a body double, looking nothing like the actual actress.

User Reviews

A kind of family movie

Qerq is one of the few films in which I personally did not find any significant weakness even though with all our limitations. From the direction, to the acting, to the storyline, to the score, Qerq has the word classic written all over, and it really is not much of a surprise that it is now considered by many the top of Maltese movies of all time. When it comes to cinematic techniques Qerq has all the quality and requirement that it will delight your eyes. I can say that Qerq is simply influential and to describe it simply as "a movie about emotion that satisfies all the family. Considerations on how the social environments changes us, on how moral values appear different from different point of views, on how violence can destroy a human soul, and on how power can corrupt an individual are deeply blended into a story that stays practically always true to complete realism, and the result is a picture of astonishing efficacy and believability. As good as the direction and the story are. It would be unfair not to consider the major role that the actors' performances had in the cinematic triumph that was Qerq. Praised by many as the best cast to ever appears in a Maltese movie. Well done to all the cast and crew and hope to give us more productions the same level of Qerq.