A Kid

A Kid

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 2016

Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…Filled with secrets, this story about one man’s coming to term with the foreign family he never knew he had is complex with interconnected themes such as masculinity, family, paternity and filial devotion coiling in the layers underneath.

A Kid

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 2016

A Kid
Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…Filled with secrets, this story about one man’s coming to term with the foreign family he never knew he had is complex with interconnected themes such as masculinity, family, paternity and filial devotion coiling in the layers underneath.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers France 3 Cinéma, Fin Août Productions, Item 7
Original title Le fils de Jean
Directors Marc Larose, Philippe Lioret
Writers Jean-Paul Dubois, Dominique Baumard, Jean-Louis Leconte, Michel Monty, Julien Sibony, Nathalie Carter, Philippe Lioret

Cast

Pierre Deladonchamps

as Mathieu Capelier

Gabriel Arcand

as Pierre Lesage

Catherine de Léan

as Bettina

Patrick Hivon

as Sam

Romane Portail

as Carine

Timothé Vom Dorp

as Valentin

Martin Laroche

as Rémi

Jean-Pierre Andréani

as Étienne

Emmanuelle Dupuy

as Sophie

Hugues Leforestier

as CEO of Pet Care Food

Loudia Gentil

as Coralie

Hubert Dupuy

as Marc

Nicolas Paquin

as Immigration officer

Tania Bolduc

as Customs traveler

Brigitte Soucy

as Pierre's patient

Ansia Wilscam Desjardins

as Bettina's friend

Valerie Cadieux

as Bettina's friend

Anne-Valérie Bouchard

as Bettina's friend

Amélie Lafleur

as Bettina's friend

Patricia Dorval

as Bettina's friend

Claudiane Ruelland

as Cashier

Pierre-Luc Fontaine

as Airport agent

Michel Pellerin

as Souvenir shop customer

Aliocha Itovich

as Nicolas (uncredited)