Holding on / Rien lâcher
By Laura Petrone & Guillaume Kerbusch
Produced by Angie Productions
EN
For the past few months, Laura has been hosting her mother, Angela, who is in the terminal stage of brain cancer, in her small Brussels apartment. The young woman is determined to care for her mother on her own and postpone the inevitable moment when she will have to let go… She throws herself into this battle with all her strength, refusing to give in.
FR
Depuis quelques mois, Laura héberge sa mère Angela atteinte d’un cancer du cerveau en stade terminal, dans son petit appartement bruxellois. La jeune femme veut s’occuper seule de sa mère et retarder le moment inévitable où elle devra partir… Elle se jette à corps perdu dans cette bataille, elle ne veut rien lâcher.
Writers and directors
Laura Petrone , Guillaume Kerbusch and Boris Tilquin
Directors
Laura Petrone
Guillaume Kerbusch
Director of photography
Nastasja Saerens
Sound
David Ferral
Film editing
Pauline Archange
Sound editing and sound mix
Sarah Gouret and Marguerite Le Bourgeois
Sound mix
David Davister
Color grading
Miléna Trivier
Location manager
Guillaume Henry
Set decorator
Laïos Hendrickx and Thomas Coqu
Head make-up artist
Sarah Roman
Original score
Laura Petrone
Starring
Laura Petrone
Amandine Rajau
Guillaume Kerbusch
Quentin Marteau



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