Paired up both romantically and professionally, Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch are getting stuck into The Eight Mountains [+lee también:
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The story revolves around city boy Pietro. One summer, when he’s 11, his parents rent a house in Grana, in the heart of the Aosta Valley. There, he makes friends with Bruno, a cowherd his age. They both roam tirelessly around the mountain pastures, exploring forests and craggy paths. Twenty years later, the young man will return to Grana to find refuge and attempt to make peace with his past.

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Vandermeersch is an actress and author: among other projects, she collaborated on the screenplay for Van Groeningen’s successful film The Broken Circle Breakdown [+lee también:
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For his part, Van Groeningen burst onto the global arthouse film scene in 2009 with the Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight) premiere of The Misfortunates [+lee también:
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As was the case in Van Groeningen’s previous films, friendship, family, destiny and acceptance will lie at the heart of this story, with the unspoiled natural beauty of the Italian Alps serving as the backdrop. The director will hook up once again with his regular DoP, Ruben Impens, as well as his usual editor, Nico Leunen.

The Eight Mountains will be produced by Wildside Productions (Italy), Menuetto (Belgium), Rufus (Belgiym), Pyramide (France) and Elastic Film (UK).