Keeper

Belgium / Switzerland / France, August 2015
FILM, Fiction, 90 min.

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directed by: Guillaume Senez
Written by: Guillaume Senez, David Lambert
Status: In distribution
Website: www.keeper-film.ch

Maxime and Mélanie, both 15 years old and barely out of childhood, are in love. One day, Mélanie finds out she's pregnant. Maxime wants to keep the baby no matter what.

credits

World Premiere: August 2015
Original Version: French (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 90 min.
Production: Iota Production, Louise Productions Lausanne, Offshore, Savage Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Be TV, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Producer: Isabelle Truc, Elisa Garbar, Fabrice Préel-Cléach, Bart Van Langendonck
directed by: Guillaume Senez
Written by: Guillaume Senez, David Lambert
Cinematography: Denis Jutzeler
Editing: Julie Brenta
Sound Editing: Virginie Messiaen
Re-Recording Mix: Franco Piscopo
Location Sound Mix: Eric Ghersinu, Marianne Roussy
Lighting Design: Frédéric Le Normand, David Rouxhet
Costumes: Françoise Nicolet, Charki "Zazou" Hafssa
Casting: Laure Cochener

Cast

Kacey Mottet Klein
Galatéa Bellugi
Catherine Salée
Sam Louwyk
Laetitia Dosch

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales: Be For Films

Worldwide Distribution

Belgium: Cinéart Distribution
Release date: 09.03.2016
France: Happiness Distribution Distribution
Release date: 23.03.2016
Germany: Film Kino Text Distribution
Release date: 11.05.2017
Spain: Compacto Distribution
Release date: 10.03.2017
Switzerland: Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 28.10.2015

Awards

(a selection)

Annonay, Festival International du Premier Film Annonay, Prix spécial du Jury 2016 (Winner)
Kiev, Kiev International Film Festival Molodist, The Winner of the International Feature Competition 2016 (Winner)
Taipei, Taipei Film Festival, Special Jury Prize 2016 (Winner)
Kiev, Kiev International Film Festival Molodist, Main Prize of the Ecumenical Jury 2016 (Winner)
Angers, Premiers Plans, Grand Prix du Jury 2016 (Winner)
Hamburg, Filmfest Hamburg, NDR Nachwuchspreis 2015 (Winner)
Guillaume Senez
Namur, Festival international du film francophone, Prix de la critique (U.C.C.) du meilleur longmétrage belge 2015 (Winner)
Guillaume Senez
Locarno, Locarno Festival, Europa Cinemas Label 2015 (Winner)
Turin, Torino Film Festival, Miglior Film 2015 (Winner)
Warsaw, Warsaw Film Festival, Special Mention 2015 (Winner)