Lars and Peter

2009
15min
Short
Synopsis: 

Lars (9) is naïve and innocent, all he wants is for his father to be happy and his family to be together. Lars' mother is gone and life has been empty and dysfunctional without her.

On the eve of his birthday, Lars’ dad, Peter, gets himself drunk and after an embarrassing argument with the next-door neighbour, Alma, ends up masturbating in the backyard. Lars sees everything.

Now things are worse than ever. Lars is all alone, struggling to understand what he has seen, he has to figure everything out by himself…

Status: 
Complete, Released
Genre: 
Drama

Credits:

Directed by: 
Produced by: 
Screenplay by: 
Crew: 
Director of Photography
Festival/Awards: 
2009 - Festival de Cannes, New Zealand International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival. 2010 - 'Youth Award' Festival de Cine de Huesca.
Technical information: 
Dolby Digital, 2.35:1, Colour

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