Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)

Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)

Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)

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Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)

2009

1h 38m

5.3(90 votes)

Drama

Family

Overview

A 12 year old girl and her 8 year old brother live one week with their mother and the next week with their father. The girl blamers her mother, a super businesswoman for the divorce and turns all her anger on her. She prefers the weeks with her father who is flat broke after leaving his bank job to give people free hugs on street corners. Her brother channels his sense of injustice into the battle to save the planet. As the school year progresses and her parents struggle to mend their lives and as the girl approaches her 13th birthday, she learns to see the world in a new way.

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13 members

Acting

Mathilde Seigner

Marjorie

Mathilde Seigner

Acting

Bernard Campan

François

Bernard Campan

Acting

Bertille Chabert

Léa

Bertille Chabert

Acting

Judith Davis

Pauline

Judith Davis

Acting

Grégori Derangère

Jérôme

Grégori Derangère

Acting

Danièle Lebrun

Nicole, la mère de Marjorie

Danièle Lebrun

Acting

Jean-Baptiste Fonck

Maxime

Jean-Baptiste Fonck

Acting

Anne Charrier

Clara

Anne Charrier

Acting

Alain Debruyne

L'avocat

Alain Debruyne

Acting

Camille Bardery

Le prof de gym

Camille Bardery

Acting

Christine Gagnieux

Le juge

No Image

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François Toumarkine

Le prof de musique

François Toumarkine

Acting

Manon Valentin

Chloé

Manon Valentin

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