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Wed — 18/07/2018 — 21h30
Jusqu'à la Garde

Drama – FR, 2017  – M/12 – 93 min. V.O. em Francês / English Subtitles / Legendado em Português 

Realização e argumento: Xavier Legrand ·  Fotografia: Nathalie Durand · Com: Léa Drucker,  Denis Ménochet,  Thomas Gioria.

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This is the first feature film by French director Xavier Legrand, in many ways the sequel of his Oscar nominated short film Just before Losing Everything (2012). Denis Ménochet and Léa Drucker retake their roles as Antoine and Myriam, the married protagonists, and Mathilde Auneuveux plays their eldest daughter. The film moves back and forth from social drama to thriller to tell us the story of a boy whose separated parents share his custody. The victim of a jealous father, Julien will do everything in his power to protect his endangered mother. The film starts almost as a documentary, with the couple in front of a family court judge who is about to decide whether they should receive joint custody of the boy. The scene is excellently shot  in real time, with the camera so close to the characters that the audience can sense the tension and get closer to the truth. Legrand shines not only in developing a story that grabs its audience and drags us into a spiral of horror, but also in his use of formal elements of the genre to transmit the anxiety of the harassment that both mother and son have to endure. Critics compare the director´s skills with Chabrol and Hitchcock. The film has received numerous awards, being a public´s favourite wherever it is shown. There is no question this is a brilliant film, both true to life and necessary!

2018

-Festival de Cinema de Glasgow: 

Nomeado Prémio do Público

-Festival de Cinema de Miami: 

Nomeado Melhor Argumento

2017

-Festival de Veneza: 

Leão do Futuro - Prémio Melhor Primeira Obra, Leão de Prata Melhor Realizador

-Festival Internacional de Cinema San Sebastián: 

Prémio do Público Melhor Filme Europeu

-Festival de Cinema de Filadélfia: 

Nomeado Melhor Primeira Longa-metragem

-Festival Internacional de Cinema de Toronto: 

Nomeado Prémio Platform 

-Festival de Cinema de Zurique: 

Menção Especial Longa-Metragem Internacional