Léolo

Sep 16, 1992

1h 47m

★ 7.1

Growing Up Can Be Painfully Funny.

Overview

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Flach Film

Les Productions du Verseau

Léolo Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Gilbert Sicotte

Léolo

Maxime Collin

Mother

Ginette Reno

Grandfather

Julien Guiomar

Bianca

Giuditta Del Vecchio

Psychiatrist

Andrée Lachapelle

Director

Denys Arcand

Teacher

Germain Houde

Fernand

Yves Montmarquette

Fernand's enemy

Lorne Brass

Word Tamer

Pierre Bourgault

Father

Roland Blouin

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