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Water Child (1995)

Water Child poster
Original title
L'enfant d'eau
Directed by
Robert Ménard
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two plane crash survivors a mentally handicapped young man and a teenage girl are stranded on a deserted island. They must rely on each other to stay alive.

isolatedsurvivaltenderslow-pacedemotionally rawsubduedcontemplativepoignant

What happens

Water Child (French: L'Enfant d'eau) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Ménard and released in 1995. The film stars David La Haye as Émile, a mentally handicapped young adult who survives a plane crash, finding himself on an otherwise deserted island with Cendrine (Marie-France Monette), a teenage girl. The film's cast also includes Gilbert Sicotte, Danielle Proulx and Monique Spaziani. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 16th Genie Awards: Best Actor (La Haye) and Best Original Score (Richard Grégoire). La Haye won the award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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