Father of My Children

Father of My Children

2009 · 111 min · FR · 6.8 (56 votes)
Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve · Starring Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, Alice Gautier, Manelle Driss, Éric Elmosnino

A beautiful life, a tragic obsession

Drama

Grégoire Canvel has everything a man could want. A wife he loves, three delightful children and a stimulating job. He's a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema-free and true to life-is precisely his reason for living. Yet his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is on its last legs. Too many productions, too many risks, too many debts. Storm clouds are gathering. But Grégoire ploughs on at all costs. Where will his blind obstinacy lead him?

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A quiet, devastating look at the weight of responsibility and the quiet desperation of a man trying to hold onto his dreams. It feels deeply personal and achingly real, like watching a slow-motion collision.

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