The Watchmaker of St. Paul
ThrillerDramaCrime
Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives in Lyon with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and inform him that Bernard has killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realises that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
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A quiet, melancholic French drama that slowly unfurls a father's dawning realization about his son's hidden life. It feels like a hushed confession, steeped in regret and the unsettling quiet of unspoken truths.
melancholictensesomberintrospectiveslow-burnEuropean arthousecharacter-driven dramaneo-realismfamily secretsloss of innocenceguiltthe past
paris, franceparent child relationshipkommissar geigerwatchmakermurder huntlyon france
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