Le sel des larmes

The Salt of Tears

France / Switzerland, February 2020
FILM, Fiction, 100 min.

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directed by
Philippe Garrel
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel
Status
In distribution

A young man’s first female conquests and the deep love he feels for his father. Luc, a young man from the provinces, visits Paris to sit his arts and craft college entry exam. In the street he meets Djemila, with whom he enjoys a brief romance. Returning to his father’s house, he begins a relationship with his childhood friend Geneviève, while Djemila longs to see him again. When Luc is accepted by the college he leaves once more for Paris, leaving Geneviève and the baby she is carrying behind him…

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World Premiere
February 2020
Original Version
French,  b/w, DCP, 100 min.
Production
Rectangle Productions, Close Up Films, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Edouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
directed by
Philippe Garrel
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel
Cinemato­graphy
Renato Berta
Editing
François Gédigier
Music
Jean-Louis Aubert

Cast

Logann Antuofermo as Luc
Oulaya Amamra as Djemila
André Wilms as Luc's father
Louise Chevillotte as Geneviève
Souheila Yacoub as Betsy

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Good Fellas

Worldwide Distribution

Brazil
Fenix Filmes Distribution
Release date: tba
Switzerland
Sister Distribution Distribution
Release date: 22.07.2020

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