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2012 | Color | 120 min

Ali suddenly finds himself in charge of Sam, his five-year-old son who he barely knows. Penniless and without friends, he leaves the north of France to seek shelter at his sister´s in the south. Ali finds work as a bouncer at a local nightclub, and after breaking up a fight one evening, he meets Stephanie, a beautiful, confident woman. He leaves her his number, but she is a princess and he is a poor fellow. One day, Ali gets an unexpected phone call from Stephanie, who has been in a terrible accident. When he sees her again she is in a wheelchair...


Country: Bélgica, Francia
Direction: Audiard; Jacques
Script: Davidson; Craig, Bidegain; Thomas, Audiard; Jacques
Production: Raynaud; Alix, Dedet; Antonin, Caucheteux; Pascal, Cassinelli; Martine, Audiard; Jacques
Photography: Fontaine; Stéphane
Sound: Taillandier; Brigitte, Barletta; Niels
Music: Desplat; Alexandre
Cast:Tomat; Anne-Marie, Chaperon; Katia, Versteegh; Duncan, Menut; Fred, Choirat; Yannick, Frarema; Mourad, Correia; Jean-michel, Fa; Catherine, Lopez Jabois; Andès, Millar; Nathalie, Touihri; Hedi, Rozand; Pascal, Rajraji; Soulyane, Malbranque; Laetitia, Baïardi; Fabien, L’Allain; Fabien, Billaud; David, Michaud; Françoise, Cartia; Océane, Lanners; Bouli, Masiero; Corinne, Sallette; Céline, Verdure; Armand, Schoenaerts; Matthias, Cotillard; Marion
Art direction: Megard; Yann
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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