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The Faithful Son (2017)

The Faithful Son poster
Original title
La part sauvage
Directed by
Guérin Van de Vorst
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his rural hometown to help his aging father. He confronts old tensions and choices about his family and his future.

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What happens

The Faithful Son (French: La Part sauvage) is a 2017 Belgian drama film directed by Guérin Van de Vorst in his directorial debut. It is based on the short film of the same name by Van de Vorst, who wrote the screenplay with Matthieu Reynaert. The film had its world premiere at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur on 5 October 2017. It received three nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best First Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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