Quark Productions

Butcher Boy

by Florian Geyer

Summary

Miguel, 17, is the son of Portuguese immigrants and his trendy style has little to do with the image that traditional butchers try to convey. The film follows his 3-years scolarship as an apprentice in a butcher's shop. Will he ever achieve meat-carving mastery ?

SCAM (Authors' Society) Star 2014

Selected at
Jean Rouch International Festival 2014 - Immaterial Cultural Heritage Prize
Festival Filmer le Travail - Poitiers 2015 - Audience Special Prize
Festivache 2015 - Jury's Prize
Tartu World Film Festival 2015
Food Focus Festival - Geneva 2014
Traces de Vies 2014
Festival International du Film d'Amiens 2014
Festival du Film d'Education 2014

Credits

Directed by Florian Geyer
Edited by Solveig Risacher

Length 49'
Format 16/9

With the participation of the CNC

With the support of the PROCIREP & the ANGOA

With the support of the grant Brouillon d'un rêve - SCAM

© Quark / Téléssonne - 2013

Butcher's Boy