Turtles (2023)

Original title

Les tortues

Directed by

David Lambert

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, romance film

Country

Belgium, Canada

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

6+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay couple in Brussels faces a challenge in their long-term relationship when one of them retires. The film follows them as they navigate this change and rediscover what they mean to each other.

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What happens

Turtles (French: Les Tortues) is a Belgian-Canadian drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2023. The film stars Dave Johns and Olivier Gourmet as Thom Halford and Henri Janssens, a gay couple in Brussels whose 35-year relationship is threatened after Henri retires from his job as a police officer. The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Vanessa Van Durme, Laurent Bonnet and Joel Gosset. The film premiered in November 2023 at the Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais, and had its North American premiere in March 2024 at SXSW. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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