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Defend Your Name

2023 · 97 min Drama
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

Fabrice grew up fascinated by his father. His only way to get his admiration: follow in his footsteps, become the local boss and stick up for their land at all costs. But now, his wife Laetitia is urging him to move on, to break free from his father's grip. Torn by the conflict between his desire for freedom and the fear of losing his father's love, he will fall into a spiral of violence.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Garder Ton Nom
Year 2023
Country France
Genre Drama
Director Vincent Duquesne
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (11 votes)

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The film constructs a tense drama from the clash between two kinds of love—filial and marital—relying on the harsh provincial landscape as a metaphor for inner confinement. It explores how family myths and expectations can forge a cage with no painless escape.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of tragic inevitability, a portrait of a man crushed by the weight of an inheritance he never chose. The silence between characters speaks volumes long after the violence subsides. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Vincent Duquesne

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Watch in stillness, fully immersed in the bleak, atmospheric tension of a family saga. Ideal for solitary viewing or with one other.

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