The Son of the Shark (Le fils du requin) 30 years old

The Son of the Shark

Brothers Martin and Simon, not yet teens, are incorrigible vandals; Martin runs away from reform school, Simon from foster homes, and they always find each other in a seacoast town of Lignan, where their destructive behavior is infamous. (It may date to their mother's leaving the family.) Martin is philosophical, romantic, and poetic: he dreams of being the son of a shark; he holds tight to a book about goldfish his mother gave him. In both halting and wild ways, he tries to court Marie, a neighbor girl. Simon, with a pocketknife and an intractable will, seems more dangerous to others. What, on earth, is there for these children-becoming-men?

Credits

The Son of the Shark Cast

Name Character
Yolande Moreau She was 40, now 71 years old as L'automobiliste
Maxime Leroux He was 42, 58 years old when he died as Le père
Sandrine Blancke She was 14, now 44 years old as Marie
Eric Da Silva as Simon

The Son of the Shark Crew

Name Department
Gérard Simon as Director of Photography. Camera
Bruno Coulais as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (now 70) years old Sound
Guy Lecorne as Editor. He was 39 (now 69) years old Editing
Agnès Merlet as Director. She was 34 (now 65) years old Directing
Agnès Merlet as Writer. She was 34 (now 65) years old Writing
Santiago Amigorena as Writer. He was 31 (now 62) years old Writing
Laurent Allaire as Production Design. Art
Gigi Akoka as Casting. Production
Pierre Choukroun as Editor. Editing
The Son of the Shark poster
The Son of the Shark (30 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 24, 1993
  • Runtime: 90 minutes