Les silencieux

After four days of fruitless fishing aboard a small trawler, Jorick finds himself facing an impossible dilemma: does he return to port with an empty hold, or decide, against the advice of some of the crew, to fish illegally in a forbidden zone.

Directed by: Basile Vuillemin (Belgium/France/Switzerland, 2022)
Screenplay by: Basile Vuillemin, Blandine Jet
Cast: Arieh Worthalter (Jorick), Thierry Barbet (Jean), Arnaud Duléry (Fred), Hugo Simon (Malo)
Genre: drama
Awards: Be TV Award, Marion-Hänsel Award and Jury Special Mention at the FIFF (Belgium, 2022); selected for the Clermont-Ferrand festival (France, 2023); selected for the César 2024 Awards