DEPARTURE
by Andrew Steggall
An English mother and her teenage son spend a week in the South of France packing up their summer home, a casualty of the boy's parents' crumbling marriage. Matters only become more complicated when an enigmatic local boy enters their lives.
Coproduction: Connectic Studio, Motion Group Pictures and Amaro Film with funding from the British Film Institute.
The film was shown in over forty festivals around the world and won seven awards.
- Youth Prize, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival, 2016
- 2 Special Mentions of the Jury, Dinard British Film Festival, 2015
- Alex Lawther - Best Actor, Dublin International Film Festival, 2016
- Special Jury Mention, Hamburg Film Festival, 2016
- Audience Award, Marais Film Festival, 2016
Distribution: Peccadillo Pictures (UK, 2016), Destiny Films (FR, 2017).
To date, the film has been sold in a dozen countries including the US, Canada, Germany, Poland, Benelux, North Africa, the Middle East and Hong Kong, as well as to Channel 4.
