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What would you sacrifice for a father's love that was never really yours to earn?
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Defend Your Name (2023)

suffocating legacyquiet desperationsmall-town rot

Overview

Drama

Fabrice grew up fascinated by his father. His only way to get his admiration: follow in his footsteps, become the local boss and stick up for their land at all costs. But now, his wife Laetitia is urging him to move on, to break free from his father's grip. Torn by the conflict between his desire for freedom and the fear of losing his father's love, he will fall into a spiral of violence.

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Content warning
intimate

Standout Aspects

Acting

Fustier's restrained collapse under paternal weight.

Direction

Duquesne's suffocating rural spaces as emotional prison.

Best for:Solo: When you need to sit with uncomfortable family truths.·Streaming: Late night, low lights, no interruptions.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden physical brutality, mostly off-screen but impactful.·Emotional: Unflinching depiction of emotional abuse and broken families.
Vincent Duquesne

Director

Vincent Duquesne

ReleasedOct 11, 2023
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Odyssee Pictures
Filmalac Information

Top Cast

Pablo Pauly

Pablo Pauly

Jérôme Guérini

Julia Piaton

Julia Piaton

Laetitia Marcillac

Patrick Rocca

Patrick Rocca

Maurice Marcillac

Catherine Davenier

Catherine Davenier

Josée Marcillac

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Cultural

Explores the rarely-screened world of French rural criminal 'milieu' — organized crime families in agricultural regions, far from Parisian glamour.

Insight

Duquesne based Maurice loosely on his own grandfather, a man who 'couldn't say I love you, only here's what I built.'

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