''Angel at Sea'' () is a 2009

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Frédéric Dumont. The film follows Louis, a 12 year-old boy, who lives a happy life with his parents and older brother in southern Morocco. The pivotal moment in the film is Louis' severely depressed father makes a shockingly candid confession to the boy. Louis then becomes a "guardian angel", obsessively watching over his father.

Production

The film was first released at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 7 July 2009, where it won the Crystal Globe, the Don Quijote Award, and where

Olivier Gourmet Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgium, Belgian actor. Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in ''The Son (2002 film), Le Fils'' ...

won the Best Actor Award. In 2010, it received two nominations at the

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, one at the

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, and in 2011 two further nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards in Belgium.

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* 2009 films Belgian drama films Canadian drama films 2000s French-language films 2009 drama films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films 2000s Belgian films Crystal Globe winners French-language Belgian films French-language drama films {{Belgium-film-stub