Sam
CH 2014 85'
Director: Elena Hazanov
Script: Georges Guerreiro
Camera: Leandro Monti
Art direction:: Elena Hazanov
Costumes:: Maria Muscalu
Editing:: Valentin Rotelli
Music:: Nicolas Rabaeus
Production:: Close Up Films, Elena Hazanov
With: Frédéric Landenberg, Sacha Guerreiro, Séverine Bujard, Anna Pieri
Seven-year-old Sam has lived with his mother since his parents’ divorce and now finds himself forced to move in with his father Gérôme, a writer with no source of inspiration. Sam hardly knows his father because, except on holidays, he was rarely present. Everyone believes that Gérôme is incapable of caring for a child. After a chaotic start, Sam, thanks to his persuasions, succeeds in helping Gérôme to become more thoughtful and mature, all the while teaching him to be the father he dearly misses.
SAM has a striking message for the times we live in. SAM is a voice that adults would be better for giving ear to. And SAM will leave an indelible impression on you.
Sunday Observer