Father & Sons
Father & Sons

Father & Sons

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2019
1h 30m
5.5(111 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at school despite being very smart, and Joseph has secretly quit his job as a doctor and is trying to become a writer. While there is plenty of affection at home, all three are also, clumsily, searching for love...

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Production Companies

Artémis Productions
France 3 Cinéma
Nord-Ouest Films

Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Vincent Lacoste

Joachim

Vincent Lacoste
Acting

Benoît Poelvoorde

Joseph

Benoît Poelvoorde
Acting

Mathieu Capella

Ivan

Mathieu Capella
Acting

Anaïs Demoustier

Esther

Anaïs Demoustier
Acting

Patrick d'Assumçao

Alfred

Patrick d'Assumçao
Directing

Antoine de Bary

Allan

Antoine de Bary
Acting

Noémie Lvovsky

Magalie

Noémie Lvovsky
Acting

India Hair

La psychologue

India Hair
Writing

Baya Kasmi

Agathe

Baya Kasmi
Acting

Sam Louwyck

M. Sirkov

Sam Louwyck
Acting

Océane Cullet

Mélissa

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Céci Rihet

Rose

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Billie Blain

Anne

Billie Blain
Acting

Sébastien Chassagne

Le médecin

Sébastien Chassagne
Acting

Constance Rousseau

Iris

Constance Rousseau
Acting

Manal Issa

Laura

Manal Issa
Acting

Marilyse Lagrafeuil

Mme La Principale

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Acting

Adam Jeandillou

Collégien librairie

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Acting

Hugo Orsini

Collégien librairie

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Acting

Céline Lo Presti

La professeure

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Acting

Jacques-Yves Dorges

Marc

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Acting

Sylvie Howlett

Ancienne élève

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Acting

Marc Howlett

Ancien élève

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Acting

Gigi Ledron

La secrétaire

Gigi Ledron
Acting

Maxime Rohart

Sam l'élève

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Acting

Jean-Martin Cohen Solal

Un proche de la famille

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Acting

Alba Guilera

La fille bibliothèque

Alba Guilera
Acting

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

La fille boîte de nuit

Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Acting

Laurent Claret

Homme pompes funèbres

Laurent Claret
Acting

Vincent Nemeth

Le libraire

Vincent Nemeth
Acting

Lola Créton

Fille faculté

Lola Créton
Production

Pierre Guyard

Curé (uncredited)

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