Another View 2003 / Les diables / France 2002
Twelve-year-old Chloé doesn’t speak, can’t stand any physical contact and is dependent on her same-aged brother Joseph. Their parents abandoned them when they were small and the kids have been transferred from one institution to another ever since. Any help offered by adults always seems to come too late.
Twelve-year-old Chloé doesn’t speak, can’t stand any physical contact and is dependent on her same-aged brother Joseph. The two suffer from the fact that their parents abandoned them when they were small: the pair have been transferred from one institution to another ever since. Joseph’s love for Chloé is boundless; he would do anything for her. His constant fear is that someone will separate them. That will ultimately happen, however, since they are growing up and are now forced to live in separate (boys’ and girls’) sections of the institution. But in addition, Chloé needs special attention to help her cope with the surrounding world. Their lack of confidence in adults is already so great that any attempt to “save” them is rejected. Chloé and Joseph always escape, thereby distancing themselves from “normal” life – something they have never experienced, so they’ve got nothing to lose. This powerful story about the complete social alienation of two adolescents and their road to premature adulthood will linger long in the memory. The film excels for the kids’ strong performances.
105 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Christophe Ruggia
/ Screenplay Olivier Lorelle, Christophe Ruggiaa
/ Dir. of Photography Eric Guichard
/ Music Fowzi Guerdjou
/ Editor Tina Baz-Legal
/ Producer Bertrand Faivre
/ Production Lazennec Production
/ Cast Vincent Rottiers, Adele Haenel, Jacques Bonnaffé, Aurélia Petit, Dominique Reymond
/ Contact Lazennec Production, GoodFellas
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Christophe Ruggia (b. 1965, France) writes his films as well, and excels at portraying the world of kids, as in Les diables. The film was screened at the 2002 Namur International Festival of Francophone Film. Filmography: L´enfance égaré (1993), The Kid from Chaaba (Le gone du Chaaba, 1998), The Devils (Les diables, 2002).
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