Eat Your Bones
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2015
March 6 - 15, 2015
U.S. Premiere
Introduced by producer Thierry Lounas
A teenage Romani finds his values tested when his half-brother returns from prison in this dynamic and absorbing glimpse at a community seldom depicted on film that earned director Jean-Charles Hue the 2014 Prix Jean Vigo.
U.S. Premiere
Introduced by producer Thierry Lounas
After his documentary/fiction hybrid debut The Lord’s Ride, which portrayed the gypsy communities of northern France, director Jean-Charles Hue reunited several of that film’s nonprofessional stars to tell the story of another Romani family. Eighteen-year-old Jason (Jason François), on the verge of baptism, finds his values tested when half-brother Fred (Frédéric Dorkel) returns from a 15-year prison stint anything but rehabilitated. The two, along with a third brother and a cousin, team up to steal a truckload of copper, but they prove to be inept criminals and unstable partners. For this dynamic and absorbing glimpse at an underrepresented culture, Hue received the 2014 Prix Jean Vigo, awarded annually to one director by the Cinema of France “for their spirit of independence and extraordinary style.”
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