What if your dad hunt turned into a sister crush? Awkward.
Sixteen-year-old Seb, whose origins are unknown, cannot stand boredom. One day he decides to go looking for his biological parents together with a friend. He finds out that his father's name is Pierre Van Hove, then meets several men with this name and tries to ingratiate himself with one of them. Everything goes smoothly until he meets the seductive Julie, Pierre's daughter and perhaps his sister.
Acting
Bruno Borsu commits to Seb's restless desperation
Direction
Twin directors keep tone deliciously unbalanced
Writing
Script dares you to judge every bad decision
Director
Thomas François
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Thomas François and Bernard Declercq are identical twins, which adds a weird meta-layer to a film about doubles and mistaken identity.
The film's casual treatment of potential incest shocked Belgian critics in 2007; it barely screened outside festival circuits.
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