Amer

Amer is a 2009 Psychological drama written and directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani and starring Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud and Marie Bos. The film is a giallo in three parts. The plot of the film follows the sexual development of Ana who lives on the French Riviera. The film focuses on her oppressive teenage years leading to her womanhood. The film premiered at the 2009 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden. It received generally favourable reviews and was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Film. Plot Three important moments, all sensual, define Ana's life. Her mundane quests oscillate between reality and chromatic fantasy... becoming more and more oppressive. Black roped hands prevented her from screaming. The wind lifted her dress and caressed her thighs. Razors brush against her skin: where will this chaotic, carnivorous journey leave her ? Cast Cassandra Forêt as Ana (child) Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud (credited as Charlotte Eugène Guibbaud) as Ana (teenager) Marie Bos as Ana (adult) Delphine Brual as Graziella Harry Cleven as Taximan Bianca Maria D'Amato as the Mother Bernard Marbaix as the dead grandfather Jean-Michel Vovk as the father Production To fund the film's production, Belgian producer Eve Commenge created a company to produce Amer. Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani required more funding outside Belgium and searched for a French co-producer. Producer François Cognard agreed to co-produce the film. The directors found that they only had one third of their original budget, but the producers let them start production regardless based on their experience of making short films for very little money.