L'Échappée belle (2015) Directed by Emilie Cherpitel
Drama
Film Synopsis
At five o'clock in the morning, Léon takes a seat next to Eva at
a pavement café and orders a hot chocolate. He is 11 years
old and does not know who are his parents. She is 35 and has no
children of her own. She is free and enjoys a privileged,
carefree existence. He is clever, well-behaved and lives in a
home. After this chance encounter, Léon and Eva will never
leave each other...
Cast: Clotilde Hesme (Eva),
Florian Lemaire (Léon),
Yannick Choirat (Simon),
Peter Coyote (Le père d'Eva),
Keziah Jones (John),
Clotilde Courau (Lucie),
Idit Cebula (Mme Agostini, la psy),
Christophe Dimitri Réveille (Jérôme),
Grégoire Bonnet (Le psy du centre),
Guillaume Toucas (Le vendeur taxidermiste),
Victoria Olloqui (Dolorès),
Joséphine de La Baume (Simone),
Vincent Marie (Ben, le barman),
Karine Valmer (La policière),
Mona Heftre (La mère d'Eva),
Andrew Aldridge (Le majordome),
Edouard Thébaut (Le stewart),
Lionel Maarek (L'épicier),
Dominique Plaideau (Voix Centre pour l'enfance),
David Serero (Italian Crooner)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 76 min
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