Conditions On The Set of ‘Ivul’

The film, ‘Ivul’ is loosely based on the director, Andrew Kotting’s, own childhood. The setting centers around a large, manor house in France. It is owned by Ivul, played by Jean-Luc Bideau. Ivul is an old, angry Franco-Russian patriarch. The rich Ivul is married to Marie, a younger woman, portrayed by Aurelia Petit. Together they have four children: Alex (Jacob Auzanneau); Freya (Adelaide Leroux); Capucine (Capucine Aubriot); and Manon (Manon Aubriot). The first two are in their late teens; the other two are young children.

Ivul is demanding and testy with Alex. The tension becomes more severe when the young man becomes sexually obsessed with his sister, Freya. Ivul eventually finds them in an erotic position and explodes with anger causing Alex to become hurt and humiliated. The elder son then climbs atop the roof stating he will never return to the home. He sticks to his threat and climbs through the network of trees on the property. He lives roughly climbing from one branch to another. He climbs into bins to find his food and sleeps in awkward positions. Still, he never allows his feet to touch the ground.

Ivul carries on his life refusing to make the first move to reconcile with his son. The young man’s mother and sister continually roam the wooded area begging Alex to return. However, the situation only becomes worse and leads to a family tragedy.What-s 1 more click? Your boss isn-t watching… Ivul (15)