Turtles | |
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Director: | David Lambert |
Producer: | Patrick Quinet |
Starring: | Dave Johns Olivier Gourmet Brigitte Poupart |
Music: | Mario Sévigny |
Cinematography: | N'gare Falise |
Editing: | Tom Randaxhe |
Studio: | Artemis Productions |
Distributor: | Outplay Dark Star Pictures |
Runtime: | 83 minutes |
Country: | Belgium Canada |
Language: | English French |
Turtles (French: Les Tortues) is a Belgian-Canadian drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Dave Johns and Olivier Gourmet as Thom Halford and Henri Janssens, a gay couple in Brussels whose 35-year relationship is threatened after Henri retires from his job as a police officer.[2]
The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Vanessa Van Durme, Laurent Bonnet and Joel Gosset.
The film premiered in November 2023 at the Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais,[3] and had its North American premiere in March 2024 at SXSW.[4]