(L'enfant d'eau)

Content: A 12-year-old girl finds herself stranded on a lonely Caribbean island with a 20-year old retarded man in this sensitively rendered Canadian drama from Quebec. Emile and Cedrine are first seen during their rescue in which both are nearly in a coma. Their story of how they got there and survived is told via flashback. The two were the only survivors of a plane crash and at first Cedrine is terrified of Emile, thinking he might lose control and rape her. Fortunately, Emile is gentle and the two become friends, playmates, and eventually lovers in scenes that exploit neither character.

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Drama,

Romance

Runtime:

103 minutes

Year:

1995

Directors:

Robert Ménard

Production companies:

Les Productions Vidéofilms Ltée,

ONF | NFB,

Max Films

Actors:

Emile

Cendrine

Pauline

Suzanne

Thomas

Crews:

Director

Writer