Half-Sister

Half-Sister

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 4, 2013

When Nénette discovers the identity of her father in a letter, she quickly goes off in search of him. But instead of finding her father, she is met by her half-brother, Paul. Paul, a bitter man who gave up his dream to take over his father’s pharmacy business, is less than thrilled at the arrival of his ‘embarrassing’ half-sister. After refusing to take her in, he soon gets a taste of his own medicine. Under the influence of a potent drug, for one day Paul is generous, happy and sensitive. The next morning, however, once the drug has worn off, his nasty side comes back...

Half-Sister

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 4, 2013

Half-Sister
When Nénette discovers the identity of her father in a letter, she quickly goes off in search of him. But instead of finding her father, she is met by her half-brother, Paul. Paul, a bitter man who gave up his dream to take over his father’s pharmacy business, is less than thrilled at the arrival of his ‘embarrassing’ half-sister. After refusing to take her in, he soon gets a taste of his own medicine. Under the influence of a potent drug, for one day Paul is generous, happy and sensitive. The next morning, however, once the drug has worn off, his nasty side comes back...
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Josy Films, Nexus Factory, uFilm, uFund, LGM Cinéma
Original title Demi-sœur
Directors Zazie Carcedo, Josiane Balasko
Writers Franck Le Joseph, Josiane Balasko

Cast

Josiane Balasko

as Antoinette

Michel Blanc

as Paul

Brigitte Roüan

as Veronique

Françoise Lépine

as Françoise

Christine Murillo

as Mme Lefèvre

Grégoire Baujat

as Maxime

Jean-Yves Chatelais

as Patrick Régnier

Stéphan Wojtowicz

as Maître Bonvallet

Chantal Banlier

as Mme Lavreau

Sarah Suco

as Too Much

Cléo Revel

as Lilas

Souria Adèle

as Yvonne

Madeleine Revel

as Lilas

Daniel-Jean Colloredo

as Le prêtre

Maxime Dorian

as Le punk des bois

Valérie Lang

as La directrice des Tilleuls

Sandrine Le Berre

as La fille du résident

M'Barek Belkouk

as Le jeune commis

Jean-Louis Barcelona

as Réceptionniste hôtel

Yamine Dib

as Policier 2

Daniel Berlioux

as Le docteur

Jean-Pierre Durand

as L'homme à la moustache

Eric Mariotto

as Gendarme 1

Pierre-Jean Chérer

as Gendarme 2

Xavier Berlioz

as Le serveur restaurant

Thierry Piétra

as L'inspecteur des Stups

Guilhem Pellegrin

as Le directeur de l'hôtel

Vincent Haquin

as Le tatoué

Frédéric Alhinho

as Le pote tatoué

Kader Boukhanef

as Monsieur Belkhri

Eric Coustaud

as Le routier