A sixteen year-old girl living with her widowed father in the Ardennes forest befriends a twenty-two year old orphan whose manipulative aunt contrives to keep him immature in the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Stéphan Carpiaux. A tragic accident has claimed the life of Alex's mother, and now the grieving teen will be forced to grow up before her time. Though Alex's father Frank wages a valiant struggle to overcome the apathy that consumes him following the loss of his beloved wife, the situation grows complicated when the naïve adolescent unintentionally compounds her father's pain. As tenderness threatens to give way to desire, Alex makes the acquaintance of twenty-two year old Hector. Later, as a friendship begins to blossom between Alex and Heather, Alex becomes acutely aware of just how damaging her relationship with her father has become.
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Déborah François
Alex
Known for
The Paramedic
Populaire
Frédéric Pierrot
Franck
Known for
Polisse
The Returned
Arthur Jugnot
Hector
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Accidental Family
Julie Gayet
Anne
Known for
We Are Family
My Best Friend
Claire Johnston
Irène
Known for
I've Loved You So Long
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Norbert Rutili
le professeur
Known for
La Promesse
Franck Sasonoff
Kremer
Known for
Funan
Jean-François Wolff
l'épicier
Known for
JCVD
Before the Winter Chill
Stephan Carpiaux Director · Laurent Denis Writer Philippe Guilbert Cinematographer
First release November 14, 2007 · Produced in France, Belgium, Luxembourg · Production Hemispheres Films, Librisfilms
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Banana Films
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Hemispheres Films
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Librisfilms
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France · Belgium · Luxembourg
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Original title
Les fourmis rouges
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 14, 2007
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