Les tortues

Feature film
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Comedy drama
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French

English

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Majority
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Synopsis

After 35 years as a couple and 15 years of marriage, Thom and Henri live in a house in Les Marolles, a working-class neighbourhood in Brussels, right next to the Palais de Justice. When Henri retires as a cop, Thom, an antique dealer, discovers a side of Henri he’s never seen before. Their marriage is on the rocks.
Henri has a hard time adapting to his new life as a pensioner. He misses his work and can’t imagine spending the rest of his life with Thom. He takes refuge in the Grindr dating app and sinks into a silence that is humiliating for Thom. When Henri deigns to answer questions, he does it by e-mail, showing that Thom no longer really exists in his eyes.

Direction (BRU)
Production (BE)
Production
W2 (BE)
Christal Films Productions (CA)
Screenwriter (BRU)
Casting
Ikram Aoulad (BE)
Dave Johns (GB)
Vanessa Van Durme (BE)
Brigitte Poupart (CA)
Olivier Gourmet (BE)
Sandra Zidani (BE)
Release date
February 2023
Fund sessions
2022
Janvier
Amount invested by the fund
€120000
Percentage of total budget
5.60%
Number of manufacturing days in Brussels
28
Total number of manufacturing days
208
Number of total shooting days in Brussels
25
Number of total shooting days
25
Commune
Bruxelles-Ville
Schaerbeek
Molenbeek-St-Jean
Ixelles
Direction (BRU)
Production (BE)
Production
W2 (BE)
Christal Films Productions (CA)
Release date
February 2023
Amount invested by the fund
€120000
Percentage of total budget
5.60%
Status
Released