Le Clan

Written by Gaël Morel and Christophe Honoré

Cast

Stéphane Rideau
Nicolas Cazalé
Thomas Dumerchez

“echoes of ROMPER STOMPER, the criminal post-pubescent multi-ethnic milieu nods to LA HAINE ... its poetic male detachment is totally unique” -Total Film ****

Synopsis

Sexy French superstars Nicolas Cazalé and Stéphane Rideau (Presque Rien) star in this epic portrait of simmering masculinity and its impact on a struggling family living in the shadow of the Alps.

The narcissistic and obsessive behaviour of three brothers underlines a constant sense of impending crisis as they each strive to preserve the tenuous threads that bind their fragile lives.

Reviews

"... this powerful, homoerotic French drama focuses on a trio of brothers, but any fancy footwork is overshadowed by much shouting, scrapping and shagging. Structured as an overlapping triptych, each sibling - seething hardcase Marco, sullen ex-con Christophe and sweet-natured capoeira fighter Olivier - takes centre stage in succession, struggling to deal with their mother's death and dead-end small-town existence. The frequent display of sculpted, hairless male bodies, often graphically intertwined, may alienate some but beyond the raging hormones lies an intensely cinematic, almost primal depiction of modern masculinity that threatens to burst the confines of the screen."
-Hotdog ****

"...one of the more unabashed filmic appreciations of male beauty since - well, since Wolfgang Petersen aimed a camera at Brad Pitt - and Morel excels at exploring the raw, pointless energy of bored young men."
-Variety.com

“induces a kind of hypnotic, sensual ease ... remarkable” -Sight & Sound

Technical Information
Released date	14 November 2005
Opening Venue
Opening Venue tel.
Aspect Ratio	16x9 Anamorphic
Main Soundtrack	Dolby Digital Stereo
Language	French
Subtitles	English
Region Code	2 (Europe, Japan, South Africa)
Disc Format	PAL
Duration	90 min