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Mon Ket (2018)

Mon Ket poster
Directed by
François Damiens
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
14
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father tries to reconnect with his teenage son after years apart. The film follows their awkward and sometimes funny attempts to rebuild their relationship.

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What happens

Mon Ket, also known as Dany, is a 2018 Belgian drama film directed by François Damiens in his directorial debut. It was written by Damiens with Benoît Mariage. It was screened at the 2018 CPH PIX Film Festival. It received three nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor for François Damiens, and Most Promising Actor for Matteo Salamone. In France, the film finished third at the box office in its opening weekend, behind Solo: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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