

One for the Road
2009-09-23 · 106 min · ★ 6.2
Herve, the head of a press agency, is traveling fast down a road headed in only one direction: self-destruction. He is an alcoholic, and his drinking is wrecking his marriage, family and career. In desperation and still in denial, he checks into a detox clinic in Geneva, his last-chance saloon. There he meets a group of fellow sufferers and one person in particular, a young woman named Magali, who help him to see life other than through the bottom of an empty bottle.
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- Directors
- Philippe Godeau
- Production companies
- Pan-Européenne, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
François CluzetHervé Chabalier
Mélanie ThierryMagali
Michel VuillermozPierre
Anne ConsignyAgnès
Éric NaggarGunther
Marilyne CantoCarol
Bernard CampanMarc
Lionnel AstierJean-Marie
Raphaëline GoupilleauHélène
Eva MazauricKris
Françoise PinkwasserSoledad
Riton LiebmanMartin
Arthur MonclaThomas
Ninon BrétécherSandra
Philippe du JanerandDocteur MarcusTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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