A Hell of a Day

A Hell of a Day

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 24, 2001

Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable. For Marie, it all starts with a pregnancy test… that proves positive, a car accident and being fired from her job... For Hortense, mobile phone in hand, the frantic quest for sexual satisfaction begins in a traffic jam... For both Luis and Maurice, the unexpected appearance of a loved one pitches them into a world of dreams and nightmares. While some of the characters know each other, others come into contact by chance. One woman profits from all this, the other is shattered. One will have gone looking for trouble, the other will have asked for nothing. There'll be no fatalities.

A Hell of a Day

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 24, 2001

A Hell of a Day
Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable. For Marie, it all starts with a pregnancy test… that proves positive, a car accident and being fired from her job... For Hortense, mobile phone in hand, the frantic quest for sexual satisfaction begins in a traffic jam... For both Luis and Maurice, the unexpected appearance of a loved one pitches them into a world of dreams and nightmares. While some of the characters know each other, others come into contact by chance. One woman profits from all this, the other is shattered. One will have gone looking for trouble, the other will have asked for nothing. There'll be no fatalities.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, ADR Productions
Original title Reines d'un jour
Directors Ariel Sctrick, Marion Vernoux
Writers Marion Vernoux

Cast

Karin Viard

as Hortense Lassalle

Hélène Fillières

as Marie Larue

Victor Lanoux

as Maurice Degombert

Jane Birkin

as Jane

Sergi López

as Luis Del Sol

Clémentine Célarié

as Michèle

Gilbert Melki

as Shermann

Jonathan Zaccaï

as Pierre

Marie-Sophie L.

as Patricia Shermann

Evelyne Buyle

as Evelyne, la secrétaire

Philippe Harel

as Antoine Lassalle

Valérie Benguigui

as Stéphanie

Atmen Kelif

as Jean-Mi

Joseph Malerba

as Marco, l'ostéopathe