France / Aug 28, 2016 / Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Romane Portail | Carine |
| Timothé Vom Dorp | Valentin |
| Martin Laroche | Rémi |
| Jean-Pierre Andréani | Étienne |
| Emmanuelle Dupuy | Sophie |
| Hugues Leforestier | CEO of Pet Care Food |
| Loudia Gentil | Coralie |
| Hubert Dupuy | Marc |
| Nicolas Paquin | Immigration officer |
| Tania Bolduc | Customs traveler |
| Brigitte Soucy | Pierre's patient |
| Ansia Wilscam Desjardins | Bettina's friend |
| Valérie Cadieux | Bettina's friend |
| Anne-Valérie Bouchard | Bettina's friend |
| Amélie Lafleur | Bettina's friend |
| Patricia Dorval | Bettina's friend |
| Claudiane Ruelland | Cashier |
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| Pierre-Luc Fontaine | Airport agent |
| Michel Pellerin | Souvenir shop customer |
| Aliocha Itovich | Nicolas (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le fils de Jean |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Fin Août Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Item 7 |
| Official site | distribfilmsus.com |
| Release date | 31 agosto 2016 |
| Production | Marielle Duigou, Philippe Lioret, Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin |
| Writer | Jean-Paul Dubois, Philippe Lioret, Dominique Baumard, Julien Sibony, Michel Monty, Jean-Louis Leconte, Natalie Carter |
| Casting | Fabienne Bichet, Nathalie Boutrie |
| Editing | Andrea Sedláčková |
| Cinematography | Philippe Guilbert |
| Assistant directors | Marc Larose, Philippe Lioret |
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| Camera operators | Philippe Guilbert |
| Additional photography | Philippe Guilbert |
| Production design | Colombe Raby, Yves Brover-Rabinovici, Jean-Charles Claveau, Frédérique Bolté, Thierry Rouxel |
| Art direction | Jean-Charles Claveau, Frédérique Bolté, Thierry Rouxel, Colombe Raby, Yves Brover-Rabinovici |
| Set decoration | Jean-Charles Claveau, Frédérique Bolté, Thierry Rouxel, Colombe Raby, Yves Brover-Rabinovici |
| Music | Flemming Nordkrog, Jean-Marie Blondel |
| Sound | Flemming Nordkrog, Jean-Marie Blondel |
| Costume design | Ginette Magny, Djina Caron |
| Makeup | Djina Caron, Ginette Magny |
| Hairstyling | Djina Caron, Ginette Magny |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Oct 07, 2016 / Warsaw Film Festival
Italy / Nov 24, 2016 / Torino Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 29, 2017 / Göteborg Film Festival
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Serbia / Feb 27, 2017 / Belgrade Film Festival
Uruguay / Oct 28, 2017 / Festival de Cine de Montevideo
Theatrical release
France / Aug 31, 2016
Switzerland / Aug 31, 2016 / 10
Belgium / Sep 07, 2016
Netherlands / Sep 29, 2016 / 12
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Canada / Dec 23, 2016
Spain / Apr 07, 2017
Argentina / May 11, 2017
Colombia / Nov 02, 2017
Uruguay / Nov 16, 2017
Germany / Dec 14, 2017
Greece / Apr 19, 2018
Chile / Jun 06, 2018
Austria / Jun 22, 2018
Physical media
Netherlands / Jan 06, 2017 / 12 / DVD
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