A Distant Neighborhood (film)

A Distant Neighborhood (French: Quartier Lointain) is a 2010 internationally co-produced fantasy film directed by Sam Garbarski. The screenplay, written by Garbarski alongside Jérôme Tonnerre and Philippe Blasband, was based on the manga of the same name by Jiro Taniguchi. The film stars Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara and Léo Legrand, with Évelyne Didi, Lionel Abelanski and Tania Garbarski in supporting roles.

A Distant Neighborhood
Theatrical release poster
FrenchQuartier Lointain
Directed bySam Garbarski
Written by
  • Sam Garbarski
  • Jérôme Tonnerre
  • Philippe Blasband
Based onA Distant Neighborhood
by Jiro Taniguchi
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byLudo Troch
Music byAir
Distributed byWild Bunch
Release date
  • 20 May 2010 (2010-05-20)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
LanguageFrench

The film tells the story of Thomas Verniaz, a middle-aged family man who accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown and visits his mother's grave. Thomas is then transported back in time, and discovers that he's a teenager again, but with all of his adult memories intact.

A Distant Neighborhood was met with mostly positive reviews, with critics commending its faithfulness to the source material and the performances of its cast, particularly Zaccaï and Legrand. It received five nominations at the 2011 Magritte Awards, including Best Director for Garbarski, and went on to win Best Production Design for Véronique Sacrez.

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