Grand départ (2013)
Directed by Nicolas Mercier

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Caught between his manic-depressive brother and a father afflicted with a neuro-degenerative condition which is as funny as it is worrying, Romain can no longer go on being what he has always been: someone who will do what is asked of him without flinching.  Now in his thirties, it is high time that he faced up to his deranged father, cynical brother and his own habit of repressing his emotions, so that he can at last lead a normal life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Nicolas Mercier
  • Script: Nicolas Mercier (dialogue), Simone Study (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Rémy Chevrin
  • Music: François-Eudes Chanfrault
  • Cast: Pio Marmaï (Romain), Jérémie Elkaïm (Luc), Eddy Mitchell (Georges, le père), Chantal Lauby (Danielle, la mère), Charlotte de Turckheim (Madame Fauras), Zoé Félix (Séréna), Ouané Camara (Le Black 2)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 83 min

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