Italy / Sep 03, 2011 / Venice International Film Festival
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mathis Bour | Cyrus |
| Christian Friedel | Cyrus, 22 ans |
| Enna Balland | Lili |
| Didier Flamand | Le maître de musique |
| Serge Avédikian | Le père d'Irâne |
| Rona Hartner | Soudabeh |
| Jamel Debbouze | Houshang / Le mendiant |
| Frédéric Saurel | Mirza |
| Julia Goldstern | Nancy |
| Julia Camps y Salat | Faringuisse enfant |
| Jaouen Gouevic | Le petit-fils d'Irâne |
| Timothé Riquet | Nasser-Ali enfant |
| Angus Boulaire | Abdi enfant |
| François Legrand | Le maître d'école |
| Laura Baade | La fille de Cyrus |
| Dustin Graf | Fils de Cyrus 1 |
| Nomi Kalsar | Fils de Cyrus 2 |
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| Jean-Michel Dagory | Socrate |
| Christian Sengewald | Un élève de Socrate |
| Adolfo Assor | Homme bazar Rasht |
| Ilse Strambowski | Vieille femme bus |
| Tim Williams | Le docteur américain |
| Dietmar Rüttiger | Le joueur de cartes |
| Louis-Marie Audubert | Anonyme cimetière 1 |
| Bruno Paviot | Anonyme cimetière 2 |
| Philippe Beglia | Anonyme cimetière 3 |
| Luc Gentil | Médecin de famille |
| Amit Jacobi | Puppeteer 1 |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Poulet aux Prunes |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | France, Belgium, Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Celluloid Dreams, The Manipulators, uFilm, Studio 37, Le Pacte, Lorette Film, Film(s), ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte |
| Release date | 26 ottobre 2011 |
| Executive producer | Nadia Khamlichi, François-Xavier Decraene, Jeremy Burdek |
| Production | Gilles Waterkeyn, Rémi Burah, Jasmina Torbati, Carl Woebcken, Adrian Politowski, Christophe Bichot, Henning Molfenter, Christoph Fisser, Hengameh Panahi, François-Xavier Decraene |
| Writer | Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi |
| Casting | Valérie Espagne, Anja Dihrberg |
| Editing | Stéphane Roche |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Assistant directors | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud |
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| Camera operators | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Additional photography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Production design | Udo Kramer, Bernhard Henrich |
| Art direction | Bernhard Henrich, Udo Kramer |
| Set decoration | Bernhard Henrich, Udo Kramer |
| Visual effects | Damien Gaillardon |
| Music | Olivier Bernet, Olivier Thys, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Paul Heymans |
| Sound | Olivier Thys, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Paul Heymans, Olivier Bernet |
| Costume design | Madeline Fontaine, Nathalie Tissier, Anna Von Gwinner, Stéphane Malheu, Dorothée Soual |
| Makeup | Nathalie Tissier, Anna Von Gwinner, Madeline Fontaine, Stéphane Malheu, Dorothée Soual |
| Hairstyling | Madeline Fontaine, Nathalie Tissier, Anna Von Gwinner, Stéphane Malheu, Dorothée Soual |
| Budget | 12.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 3.265.941 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 09, 2011 / Toronto International Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 31, 2012 / Göteborg International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Oct 26, 2011
Germany / Jan 05, 2012
Italy / Apr 06, 2012
Czechia / Nov 28, 2012
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Slovakia / Jan 29, 2013
South Korea / Jun 20, 2013 / 15
Greece / Jul 31, 2025 / Re-Release
Digital
Switzerland / Sep 27, 2011 / 12
Japan / Oct 25, 2011 / PG12
Physical media
France / Mar 07, 2012
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