Turtles (film)

Turtles
FrenchLes Tortues
Directed byDavid Lambert
Written byDavid Lambert
Produced byPatrick Quinet
StarringDave Johns
Olivier Gourmet
Brigitte Poupart
CinematographyN'gare Falise
Edited byTom Randaxhe
Music byMario Sévigny
Production
company
Artemis Productions
Distributed byOutplay
Dark Star Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)
Running time
83 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Canada
LanguagesEnglish
French

Turtles (French: Les Tortues) is a Belgian-Canadian drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Dave Johns and Olivier Gourmet as Thom Halford and Henri Janssens, a gay couple in Brussels whose 35-year relationship is threatened after Henri retires from his job as a police officer.[2]

The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Vanessa Van Durme, Laurent Bonnet and Joel Gosset.

The film premiered in November 2023 at the Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais,[3] and had its North American premiere in March 2024 at SXSW.[4]

  1. ^ Aurore Engelen, "Review: Turtles". Cineuropa, March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Katcy Stephan, "David Lambert’s ‘Turtles’ Lands U.S. Distribution With Dark Star Pictures". Variety, April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Vincent Raymond, "Le cinéma francophone en mode Beaujolais". Le Petit Bulletin, October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Jeremy Kay, "SXSW selects ‘3 Body Problem’ as opening night TV premiere, ‘The Fall Guy’ as centrepiece". Screen Daily, January 10, 2024.