Angel at Sea

Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
Directed by	Frédéric Dumont
Written by	Bernard Bellefroid; David Lambert
Produced by	Stéphane Lhoest; Barbara Shrier
Starring	Martin Nissen; Anne Consigny; Olivier Gourmet
Cinematography	Virginie Saint-Martin
Edited by	Glenn Berman
Music by	Luc Sicard
Release dates	July 7, 2009 (KVIFF); February 3, 2010 (Belgium);
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Belgium; Canada
Language	French

Angel at Sea (French: Un ange à la mer) is a 2009 drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The film follows Louis, a 12 year-old boy, who lives a happy life with his parents and older brother in southern Morocco. The pivotal moment in the film is Louis' severely depressed father makes a shockingly candid confession to the boy. Louis then becomes a "guardian angel", obsessively watching over his father.^[1]

Production

The film was first released at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 7 July 2009, where it won the Crystal Globe, the Don Quijote Award, and where Olivier Gourmet won the Best Actor Award. In 2010, it received two nominations at the Jutra Awards, one at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and in 2011 two further nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards in Belgium.^[2]

References

^ "Angel at Sea". Variety (film review). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "2011: les nominés". Les Magritte du cinema (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Angel at Sea at IMDb

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[Variety-2009-1] "Angel at Sea". Variety (film review). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[nominés-2011-2] "2011: les nominés". Les Magritte du cinema (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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