Turtles (film)
Appearance
Turtles | |
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French | Les Tortues |
Directed by | David Lambert |
Written by | David Lambert |
Produced by | Patrick Quinet |
Starring | Dave Johns Olivier Gourmet Brigitte Poupart |
Cinematography | N'gare Falise |
Edited by | Tom Randaxhe |
Music by | Mario Sévigny |
Production company | Artemis Productions |
Distributed by | Outplay Dark Star Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Countries | Belgium Canada |
Languages | English French |
Turtles (French: Les Tortues) is a Belgian-Canadian drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Dave Johns and Olivier Gourmet as Thom Halford and Henri Janssens, a gay couple in Brussels whose 35-year relationship is threatened after Henri retires from his job as a police officer.[2]
The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Vanessa Van Durme, Laurent Bonnet and Joel Gosset.
The film premiered in November 2023 at the Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais,[3] and had its North American premiere in March 2024 at SXSW.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Aurore Engelen, "Review: Turtles". Cineuropa, March 12, 2024.
- ^ Katcy Stephan, "David Lambert’s ‘Turtles’ Lands U.S. Distribution With Dark Star Pictures". Variety, April 5, 2024.
- ^ Vincent Raymond, "Le cinéma francophone en mode Beaujolais". Le Petit Bulletin, October 31, 2023.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "SXSW selects ‘3 Body Problem’ as opening night TV premiere, ‘The Fall Guy’ as centrepiece". Screen Daily, January 10, 2024.
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- 2023 films
- 2023 drama films
- 2023 LGBTQ-related films
- Belgian drama films
- Belgian LGBTQ-related films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related films
- 2020s French-language films
- French-language Belgian films
- French-language Canadian films
- 2020s Canadian films
- 2020s LGBTQ-related drama films
- Films directed by David Lambert
- 2020s Belgian films
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- LGBTQ-related drama film stubs