Les Poissons marteaux

André Chandelle - 2008

Telefilm

synopsis

A jazz singer who abandoned her mentally handicapped daughter at birth tries to reconnect with her. Dialogue, though difficult, gradually resumes with the help of the "Hammerheads", a rock band formed by patients from the institution.

data sheet

Produced by Saga Film (Belgium), Native and RTBF (Belgian television), with support from CNC, PROCIREP, Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté Française de Belgique and Motion Investment Group. With the participation of France 2, with the support of the Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté Française de Belgique and Walloon Télédistributeurs. With the support of the Centre National de la Cinématographie and PROCIREP.

Directed by André Chandelle

Cast: Michèle Bernier, Isabelle Defosse, Sara Giraudeau, Hervé Laudière, Wim Willaert, Lionel Leblanc, Philippe Geilliez, Nicolas Kirkoussis, Yannick Michiels, Olivier Decroly

Screenplay: Dominique Garnier

Music: Willy Goulders

Producer(s) : Nora Thomas, Nicolas Basseto

Co-producer(s) : Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski

Production manager(s) : Guy de Lombaert

Executive producer(s) : Annick Ouvrard

Line producer(s) : Chantal Michaux, Jean-Luc Michaux, Jean-Jacques Neira, Hubert Toint

1 AD: Valérie Houdart

Casting: Patrick Hella

Costumes : Dominique Degrelle

Make-up: Lisa Shonker

Hairstyling: Antonella Prestigiacomo

Live sound: Alain Sironval

Image editing: Sandrine Deegen

Sound editing: Cédric Zoenen

Sound mixing: Henri Michiels

Calibration: Franck Ravel

DISTINCTION(S)

Luchon Festival, 2009: Audience Award, Best Actress Award for Michèle Bernier and Sara Giraudeau and Best Music Award for Willy Gouders