1 h 43 min | Drama

IMDB 6.2 / 10 (576 votes)

A Loving Father (2002)

Aime ton père | France| Canada| Switzerland

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Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.

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Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.

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Director

Jacob Berger

Stars

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu
Léo Shepherd

Guillaume Depardieu

Guillaume Depardieu
Paul

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud
Virginia

Julien Boisselier

Julien Boisselier
Arthur

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass
Salma

Frédéric Polier

Frédéric Polier
André

Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux

Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux
Paul à 8 ans

Pippa Schallier

Pippa Schallier
Virginia à 11 ans

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Production

GMT Productions

Actor

Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Sylvie Testud, Julien Boisselier, Hiam Abbass, Frédéric Polier, Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux, Pippa Schallier

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Creators

Jean-Pierre Guérin (Producer), Jacob Berger (Director), Frédéric J. Lozet (Post Production Supervisor)

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Release dates

13.11.2002 (FR)

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