You Will Be My Son – Tu seras mon fils

You Will Be My Son, is a French tragedy film directed by Gilles Legrand. Co-written by Legrand, Sandrine Cayron, and Delphine de Vigan, and stars Niels Arestrup and Lorànt Deutsch in the main roles…

Runtime: 102 mins
Release: 2011

Film Synopsis:
Paul has no faith in his son, Martin, to inherit his prestigious family wine estate. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son – a dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philippe, the son of his dying estate manager.

Niels Arestrup stars as Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Émilion, who is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul esteems in a wine-maker: persistence, creative insight and technical prowess matched with passion for the job and the product, and Paul frequently reminds him of this, whether explicitly or in subtle gestures. When another young man, Philippe, appears at the vineyard, Paul leaps at the chance to name him as his successor, a decision which brings catastrophic familial tensions.

The filmmaker: Gilles Legrand

Watch the Trailer:

 

Niels Arestrup – Paul de Marseul
Lorànt Deutsch – Martin de Marseul
Patrick Chesnais – François Amelot
Nicolas Bridet – Philippe Amelot
Anne Marivin – Alice
Valérie Mairesse – Madeleine Amelot
Xavier Robic – Lacourt’s son
Urbain Cancelier – Lacourt’s father
Shirley Bousquet – Jessica, barmaid
Jean-Marc Roulot – Doctor Vermont
Nicolas Marié – The Notary
Hélène de Saint-Père – The Journalist