The Son /

The Son (French: Le Fils) is a 2002 film directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Olivier (Olivier Gourmet), a carpenter by trade who works at a trades centre, knowingly takes on the murderer of his son as an apprentice, Francis Thorion. Francis is unaware of his connection with Olivier from five years ago. Olivier, tormented by the loss of his son and his separation from his wife develops a slight obsession with Francis. He stalks him home, steals his keys and explores his apartment, whilst slowly discovering more about Francis. Francis looks up to Olivier, seeing him as a surrogate role-model. With this on his mind, Olivier is ultimately torn between hatred for the murderer of his son and the moral ambiguity of accepting this child from a broken home and disillusioned past. Olivier Gourmet received the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of the tormented Olivier. Luc Dardenne wrote in his book Au dos de nos images a comment about The Son. Magali, the ex-wife of Olivier is very astonished Olivier took Francis, the murderer of their son, in his workshop . She says to Oivier in The Son: "Nobody would do that". He answers: "I know". And she