L'hiver dernier
Last Winter
Belgium / France / Switzerland, September 2011
FILM,
Fiction,
103 min.
- directed by
- John Shank
- Written by
- John Shank, Vincent Poymiro
- Status
- In distribution
Twenty-five-year-old Johan lives alone on the farm he has taken over from his father. He works from early morning to late in the night, caring for his herd. In his spare time, he sets traps, and tracks a wolf he's spotted. Now and then he steals time with Julie, the girl he loves. When he has the opportunity, he brings his sister home for a couple of days and then drives her back to the institute where she is cared for. But as winter covers the land, Johan loses that which gives meaning to his life. He refuses to face his farm's financial problems, he denies his sister's suffering and sees less and less of Julie. Rather than facing loss and beyond reason, with his body and hands, Johan clings onto something that cannot be held.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2011
- Original Version
- French, colour, 35mm, 103 min.
- Production
- Tarantula Belgique, Silex Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, PCT Cinéma Télévision SA
- Producer
- Joseph Rouschop, Judith Nora, Priscilla Bertin, Elisa Larrière, Pierre-André Thiébaud, Karin Cham
- directed by
- John Shank
- Written by
- John Shank, Vincent Poymiro
- Cinematography
- Hichame Alaouie
- Sound Editing
- Etienne Curchod
- Re-Recording Mix
- Etienne Curchod
- Location Sound Mix
- Christophe Giovannoni
- Costumes
- Marie Morel
Cast
Vincent Rottiers as Johann
Anaïs Demoustier as Julie
Florence Loiret Caille as Marie
Michel Subor as Helier
Théo Laborie as Pierre
Fabien Dijols as Thomas
Yuna Bandry as Jeanne
Yoann Blanc as Bastien
Carlo Brandt as Jacques
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Le Pacte
Distribution
Release date: 29.02.2012 - Switzerland
-
Moa Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 27.02.2013
Festivals
(a selection)
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Freistadt, Freistadt Festival # 28 Der neue Heimatfilm
26.08.2015 - 30.08.2015 -
Martigny, Festival de films Visages
22.02.2013 - 03.03.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
Vendôme, 21e Festival du Film de Vendôme
30.11.2012 - 07.12.2012 -
Haifa, Haifa International Film Festival
28.09.2012 - 08.10.2012 -
33rd Durban International Film Festival
19.07.2012 - 29.07.2012 -
San Francisco, 55th San Francisco International Film Festival
19.04.2012 - 03.05.2012 -
EFM European Film Market
09.02.2012 - 17.02.2012 -
Rotterdam, 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam
25.01.2012 - 05.02.2012 -
Seville, 8° Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
04.11.2011 - 11.11.2011
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Thessaloniki, 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival
04.11.2011 - 13.11.2011 -
28. Französische Filmtage Tübingen
02.11.2011 - 09.11.2011 -
Toronto, 36th TIFF Toronto International Film Festival
08.09.2011 - 18.09.2011 -
Venice, 68. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
31.08.2011 - 10.09.2011