Dying or Feeling Better (2008)
After his father leaves home for another woman, 16-year-old Martial has to move with his mother, Sabine, to a more modest apartment. Martial finds it difficult to fit in his new life. His mother offers to help him, but she only makes the situation worse. Martial then forms a bond with two twin sisters his own age, with whom he has a series of exciting and disturbing experiences.
Director:
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Writers:
Nathalie Najem, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa.
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Florence Thomassin as Sabine |
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François Civil as Martial |
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Marine Barbosa as Colette |
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Carine Barbosa as Ernestine |
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Thomas Cerisola as Jean-Yves |
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Valérie Lang as Priscilla |
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Émile Berling as Lucas |
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Alice Aniel as Déborah |
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Marc Bodnar as Boris |
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Pascal Bongard as Scylla |
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Viviane Candas as La fille de la princesse |
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Mathias Ganem as Le garçon 'ta mère' |
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Estela Tavares as Madame Dolia |
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Fred Epaud as Le policier |
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Olivier Séror as Le professeur d'anglais |
| Directing | Laurence Ferreira Barbosa | Director |
| Writing | Nathalie Najem | Screenplay |
| Writing | Laurence Ferreira Barbosa | Screenplay |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Sound | Reno Isaac | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Julien Hirsch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Isabelle Poudevigne | Editor |