Le Fils

Again a highly intense movie by the Dardenne brothers, who earlier created ‘La Promesse’ and ‘Rosetta’. This new film also has the now well-known, hand-held jarring camerawork, which goes almost underneath the skin of the main characters. The protagonist of ‘Le Fils’ has lost his small son in a tragic manner, during a failed theft of a car stereo. After a few years he is confronted with the youthful murderer of that time, when this guy is enlisted at the construction company where he is working…
Painfully slow the story unfolds itself. The slow camerawork and the constant tension between the main characters ensure that this intense film stays captivating, and it will keep your mind occupied for quite some time…