Summary
In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellious character. But not resist provocations candor and uprightness of Julie, a special educator rookie.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 69
Audience score80%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
2000
December 6, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
César Awards2001
- Best First Feature Film2001Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more21 people
- Nadia KaciJulie
- Olivier GourmetRené
- Saïd TaghmaouiRabah
- Chantal NeuwirthSandrine
- Lionel AbelanskiRoland
- GTGérald ThomassinJean-Louis
- Nadine MarcoviciFlorèle
- Julien BoisselierJacques, le psy
- Isabelle MazinSolange
Jean-Claude FrissungLe directeur- FSFrançois SinapiGilbert la pére
- FDFranck DesmarouxFrançois
Manuela GouraryLa prostitute 2- GPGilia PallasLa femme 'chemin'
Jacques BondouxChristian
Dominique LamureDoctor- NLNicolas LecuyotFabrice
- KLKarine LeparquierCécile
- SSStéphane SinquinJean-Charles
- VCValérie CrinièreLa cuisiniére
- CSCostanzo SinapiLe vieil homme
Directing · 1
- Jean-Pierre Sinapi Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Anne-Marie Catois Writer
Production · 9
- Pierre Chevalier Producer
- Jacques Fansten Producer
- Laurent Lopére Unit Manager
- Sylvie Pons Production Manager
- Fabienne Joligeon Unit Production Manager
- Frédérique Vincent Unit Manager
Camera · 1
- Jean-Paul Meurisse Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Catherine Schwartz Editor
Art · 2
- Erminia Sinapi Production Design
- Jean-Noel Borecek Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Valérie Denieul Costume Design
- Christelle Loison Makeup Artist
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