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| SYNOPSIS: Marie is a modern-day teenager living with her single-parent mother in a small country town. Accompanied by a man who is a small-time crook, she decides to leave home and start her own life in Brussels, where she meets her companion's seven-year-old son Tonio. Tragically, Tonio's father is killed and Marie, who is herself already pregnant, agrees to look after the young boy, and together they set out on a journey to try and find his mother. |
| CAST |
| Marie Gillain | Marie |
| Alessandro Sigona | Tonio |
| Aurore Clément | Marie's mother |
| Sabrina Leurquin | Carine |
| Stéphane Ferrara | Paulo |
| Jorge Sousa Costa | Parish priest |
| Margarida Marinho | Lucia |
| CREW |
| Marian Handwerker | Director |
| Marian Handwerker | Screenplay |
| Luc Jabon | Screenplay |
| Pascal Lonhay | Screenplay |
| Catherine Verougstraete | Screenplay |
| Patrice Payen | Cinematography |
| Denise Vindevogel | Film Editing |
| Pierre-François Limbosch | Production Design |
| Marie Lauwers | Costume Design |
| Ricardo Castro | Sound Mixer |
| Dirk Brossé | Original Music |
| Oviri Films, France | Distribution |
| Belgium/Portugal/France | |
| Drama - 91 minutes | |
| AWARDS & NOMINATIONS |
| Giffoni Film Festival |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Bronze Gryphon | Best Actress | Marie Gillain |
| 1993 | Won | Bronze Gryphon | Best Actor | Alessandro Sigona |
| 1993 | Won | Golden Gryphon | Marian Handwerker |
| Paris Film Festival |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Jury Prize | Best Actress | Marie Gillain |
| 1994 | Won | Grand Prix | Marian Handwerker |
| FESTIVALS |
| Geneva Film Festival 1993 | Giffoni Film Festival 1993 |
| Namur International French Film Festival 1993 | Paris Film Festival 1994 |
| PHOTO GALLERY |
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