Far Side of the Moon

Sep 9, 2003

1h 45m

★ 6.4

Overview

After the death of his mother, a man tries to discover a meaning to his life, to the universe and to rebuild a relationship with the only family he has left: his gay brother.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Media Principia

Far Side of the Moon Trailers

Cast

Phillippe / André

Robert Lepage

Nathalie

Céline Bonnier

La mère

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Carl

Marco Poulin

Philippe's Supervisor

Érika Gagnon

Philippe à 15 ans

Fabrice Mongeau

Philippe à 7 ans

Raphaël Dury

André à 8 ans

Étienne Bouchard-Dauphin

L'interpréte

Gregory Hlady

Le barman

Yves Amyot

Le médecin

Richard Fréchette

Presenter

Sophie Faucher

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