France / Nov 13, 2002
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pippa Schallier | Virginia à 11 ans |
| Noémie Kocher | Marthe |
| Johanna Mohs | Pippi |
| Jacques Frantz | Antoine Levy |
| Karina Aktouf | Paul's fiancée |
| Roberto Bestazzoni | Policeman |
| Manuela Biedermann | Hospital Nurse |
| Marc Brunet | Policeman |
| Martin Forsström | Sailor |
| Stefan Kollmuss | Swiss Gendarme |
| Manuel Tadros | M. Azouz |
| Richard Ulfsäter | Sailor |
| Urs Peter Halter | Hospital Doctor |
| Gregory Terlecki | Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Aime ton père |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | GMT Productions, DD Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Transfilm, Spice Factory, Great British Films, Enterprise Films, Vega Film |
| Release date | 13 novembre 2002 |
| Executive producer | Jason Piette, Michael Cowan, David Rogers, Patrick Bordier |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Guérin, Alex Marshall, Ruth Waldburger, Jonathan Vanger, Claude Léger, Gérard Depardieu |
| Writer | Ed Radtke, Jacob Berger, Pascal Barollier |
| Casting | Nicolas Ronchi |
| Editing | Cathy Chamorey |
| Cinematography | Pascal Marti |
| Assistant directors | Jacob Berger |
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| Camera operators | Pascal Marti |
| Additional photography | Pascal Marti |
| Production design | Pierre Allard, Kay Brown, Ivan Niclass, Nadine Petit Clerc |
| Art direction | Kay Brown, Pierre Allard, Nadine Petit Clerc, Ivan Niclass |
| Set decoration | Nadine Petit Clerc, Pierre Allard, Kay Brown, Ivan Niclass |
| Music | Jean-Claude Petit, Ben Barker, Ben Wilkins, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Sound | Ben Barker, Jean-Claude Petit, Ben Wilkins, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Costume design | Suzie Harman, Kay Devanthey Giovannoni, Gaétan Landry, Joan Patricia Parris, Turid Follvik, Sylvie Leray, Fabrice Herbet |
| Makeup | Joan Patricia Parris, Turid Follvik, Suzie Harman, Gaétan Landry, Kay Devanthey Giovannoni, Sylvie Leray, Fabrice Herbet |
| Hairstyling | Sylvie Leray, Suzie Harman, Gaétan Landry, Joan Patricia Parris, Kay Devanthey Giovannoni, Turid Follvik, Fabrice Herbet |
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