Romaine par moins 30 (2009) Directed by Agnès Obadia
Comedy
Film Synopsis
Romaine is thirty and is in a settled relationship with Justin, her boyfriend
of three years. All is well until, one Christmas, the latter gets it
into his head to start a new life in Quebec, rearing dogs for a living.
Justin doesn't give his partner any opportunity to discuss the matter with
him. He merely takes her to the airport and springs it on her just before
they are due to catch their flight to Canada. Unsure what to think
about Justin's madcap proposal, Romaine decides to go along with it for the
time being. She knows she can always return to France if things do
not work out. The journey is barely halfway over when she learns that
the plane is about to crash, with the likely result that everyone on board
will be killed.
Certain that she has only a few minutes left to live, Romaine decides to
confront Justin with a few home-truths - matters that she has had on her chest
for some time but never got round to telling him. After purging her
spleen, Romaine then realises she had made a terrible mistake. The
plane does not crash as she had expected, but comes in to land safely at
its destination. Devastated by his partner's vitriolic outburst, Justin
feels he can no long bear the sight of her, so he abandons her as soon as
they are back on terra firma. Alone in a strange land, Romaine has
an eventful time ahead of her, and before she knows it she is married to
a complete stranger. She wonders what other surprises the next few days
have in store for her...
Script: Louis Bélanger, Laurent Bénégui, Lydia Decobert, Agnès Obadia
Cast:Sandrine Kiberlain (Romaine),
Pascal Elbé (Justin),
Elina Löwensohn (Antonia),
Pierre-Luc Brillant (Étienne),
Louis Morissette (Martin),
Maxim Roy (Sonia),
Françoise Graton (Grand-maman),
Gilles Pelletier (Grand-papa)
Country: Canada / France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
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