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La Forêt de mon père
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La Forêt de mon père

2020-07-08 · 90 min · ★ 5.9

Drama

Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children at night in the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy's more and more frequent skids end up alarming his wife Carole. Soon, the fragile family balance is broken when Jimmy is interned in a psychiatric hospital. When Gina meets Nico, a boy from her neighborhood, she awakens to love and sees a chance to escape her father.

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Directors
Vero Cratzborn
Production companies
Iota Production
Countries
Belgium, France, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Léonie SouchaudLéonie SouchaudGina Kremer
Ludivine SagnierLudivine SagnierCarole Kremer
Alban LenoirAlban LenoirJimmy Kremer
Mathis BourTony Kremer
Saskia de Melo DillaisSaskia de Melo DillaisNora Kremer
Carl MalapaCarl MalapaNico
Yoann BlancYoann BlancDr Le Floch

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