Libre et assoupi (2014) Directed by Benjamin Guedj
Comedy
Film Synopsis
Sébastien has only one ambition in life: to do absolutely
nothing. He is ready to spend the rest of his days in peaceful
contemplation on his comfortable sofa. But these days if you do
nothing you are nobody. So, under pressure from his two
well-meaning flatmates, Anna and Bruno, Sébastien decides that
he must stir his stumps and do something - in moderation...
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