The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Jul 23, 2008

1h 54m

★ 7.5

This family is your family

Overview

A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

StudioCanal

TPS Star

Canal+

France 2 Cinéma

Mandarin Cinéma

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Trailers

Cast

Robert Duval

Jacques Gamblin

Marie-Jeanne Duval

Zabou Breitman

Fleur Duval, la fille benjamine

Déborah François

Raphaël

Marc-André Grondin

Albert, fils aîné

Pio Marmaï

Pierre, le père de Robert

Roger Dumas

Prune

Cécile Cassel

Éric, ami de Raphaël

Stanley Weber

Clara

Sarah Cohen-Hadria

Moïra

Camille De Pazzis

Sacha, le looser

Aymeric Cormerais

Mathias Moreau

Jean-Jacques Vanier

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