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A Taste of Ink
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Wikipedia article
'A Taste of Ink' is a 2016 French drama film and the directorial debut of Morgan Simon. The film stars Kvin Azas, Monia Chokri and . It premiered in the New Directors section at the 2016 San Sebastin International Film Festival and was awarded by a special mention of the jury.
Plot
Vincent, 24, is the charismatic singer of a hardcore band and has already tattooed over half his body. With his angelic features and piercing gaze, he's got the world in his hands. But when a new woman enters his father's life, old tensions are inflamed. Vincent can no longer keep his anger and desire in check.
Cast
* Kvin Azas as Vincent
* Monia Chokri as Julia
* as Herv
* Julien Krug as Matthew
* Selim Aymard as Zachary
* Cdric Laban as Ruddy
Festivals
'A Taste of Ink' has been selected to fifty festivals, including San Sebastin, Toronto, Rotterdam, Shanghai, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Zurich, Zagreb, Jerusalem, Bordeaux, and Guadalajara. It received fifteen awards.
Awards
* 2014 : Special mention of the jury at Grand prix Sopadin best screenwriter junior prize
* 2016 : Special mention of the jury at San Sebastin International Film Festival, New Directors section
* 2016 : Best actor award for Kvin Azas at Stockholm International Film Festival
* 2016 : Best actor award for Kvin Azas and Youth award at Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival
* 2016 : Best director award and Youth award at Tofifest Film Festival
* 2016 : Franco-German Youth award at Internationales Filmfest Braunschweig
* 2017 : CCAS Award at Angers Film Festival Premiers Plans
* 2017 : Best actor award for Kvin Azas at Aubagne International Film Festival international
* 2017 : Special jury award and Youth award at Lecce European Film Festival
* 2017 : Best film award at Fiuggi Film Festival[http://www.cinematografo.it/news/fiuggi-film-festival-vince-taste-of-in Cinematografo, Nico parente (31 Jul 2017)]
* 2017 : Audience award at Katowice Film festival[http://arsindependent.pl/en/the-black-horses-of-ars-independent-2017 Ars Independent 2017 Prize List]
* 2017 : TV5 Monde audience award at French Film Festival of Romania
Nomination
* 2017 : nominated by the French critics to the Louis Delluc Prize of the best first feature film.[http://www.allocine.fr/diaporamas/cinema/diaporama-18668956/ Brigitte Baronnet (22 Nov 2017)]
Production
'A Taste of Ink' was developed at L'Atelier de la Cinfondation during Cannes Film Festival 2015 and The Jerusalem International Film Lab.
A music video for the American post-hardcore band Being As An Ocean includes unused footage from the movie. It was shot ten days after November 2015 Paris attacks and is dedicated to all the victims. It is a live music video for the song 'This Loneliness Won't Be The Death Of Me'.
The French title "Compte tes blessures" is inspired by the first album of the British band Bring Me The Horizon, 'Count Your Blessings'. In the movie, the main character wears a black Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan jersey which is Oliver Sykes' emblematic outfit. The character who is also a post-hardcore singer has these words tattooed on his chest as a tribute to the band.
References
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