A Great Friend

Feb 22, 2023

1h 35m

★ 6.6

Overview

Vincent is a famous successful entrepreneur. One day, a car breakdown on a mountain road temporarily interrupts his frantic lifestyle. Pierre, who lives apart from the modern world in the middle of sublime nature, comes to his aid and offers him his hospitality. The meeting between these two men, who are opposites will upset their respective beliefs and they will find themselves laughing. The question is...deep down, are they really each living the lives they want to live?

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Cine Nomine

Same Player

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

SND

Canal+

Ciné+

France Télévisions

PROCIREP

A Great Friend Trailers

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Cast

Pierre

Grégory Gadebois

Vincent

Lambert Wilson

Camille

Marie Gillain

Zoé

Betty Pierucci Berthoud

Stella

Magali Bonat

Monceau

Antoine Gouy

La jeune collaboratrice

Amandine Longeac

La journaliste

Déborah Lamy

Philippe

Pascal Gimenez

Le médecin

Pasquale D'Inca

L'attaché de presse

Félix Fournier

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