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Beaks
Directed by: Xavier Demoulin
With: Lauréna Thellier, Raphaël Thiéry, Michel Masiero
In northern France, where cockfighting is still legal, eighteen-year-old Anaïs finds herself facing a mountain of debt following the death of her father, a former fighting cock breeder. She has no choice but to immerse herself in the world of gallodromes and make her father’s last rooster fight.
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“A poignant portrayal of the weight of heritage and the difficult choices faced by youth. Lauréna Thellier, as Anaïs, is particularly remarkable with her authentic and moving performance.”
LARSRUBY.COM
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“I see cockfighting as an outlet for class violence. Cockfights take place in suburban villages, sandwiched between abandoned city centers and industrial areas. On the edge of a peripheral world, these cockfights are themselves on the edge of the law.”
Xavier Demoulin
Credits
- Xavier Demoulin Director(s)
- Xavier Demoulin, Louise Dubois Screenwriter(s)
- Alexandre Cabanne Director(s) of Photography
- Mona-Lise Lanfant Editing
- Stéphane Gassot Original Music
- Melocoton Films Production(s)
- Archibald Martin Producer(s)
