Summary
The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his 2 sons, having decided not to give them back to their mother after she won custody of the children. The children Okyesa and Tsali must grow up in the shadow, hunted by the police but always free and on the move.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.6
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2014
October 29, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Belgium
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more18 people
- Mathieu KassovitzPhilippe Fournier (Paco)
- Céline SalletteCarole Garcia (Nora)
- DGDavid GastouTsali Fournier (9 ans)
- SNSofiane NeveuOkyesa Fournier (8 ans)
- Romain DepretTsali Fournier (adolescent)
- Jules RitmanicOkyesa Fournier (adolescent)
- Jenna ThiamCéline
- Tara-Jay BangalterThomas (11 ans)
- Amandine DugasClara
- Michaël DichterGaspard
Brigitte SyGeneviève
Olivier GranierLe père de Nora
Dominique BesnehardLa mère de Nora- JTJulien ThiouClovis
- JSJudith SimonDom
Emilia Derou-BernalLa voisine en Normandie- APAlistair ProdgersHerschelle
Robert HobbsTerry Lomas
Directing · 1
- Cédric Kahn Director, Screenplay
Writing · 5
- Nathalie Najem Screenplay
- Xavier Fortin Book
- Laurence Vidal Book
- Okwari Fortin Book
- Shahi'Yena Fortin Book
Production · 4
- Kristina Larsen Producer
- Luc Dardenne Co-Producer
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne Co-Producer
- Delphine Tomson Co-Producer
Editing · 1
- Simon Jacquet Editor
Sound · 1
- Mathias Duplessy Music
Other crew · 1
- Yves Cape Cinematography
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