Synopsis
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Writers
- Alain Le Henry, Jacques Audiard
- Release Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, War, Comedy
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (117 votes)
Top Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz
Albert Dehousse
Anouk Grinberg
Servane
Sandrine Kiberlain
Yvette
Albert Dupontel
Dionnet
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Albert Dehousse (old)
Nadia Barentin
Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife
Bernard Bloch
Ernst
François Chattot
Louvier
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