The Hugo's Brain

Nov 27, 2012

1h 35m

★ 7.8

Overview

The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

France Télévisions

Planète+

Elzévir Films

Escazal Films

The Hugo's Brain Trailers

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Cast

Narration

Sophie Marceau

Hugo (14 ans)

Charles Fresse

Hugo (22 ans)

Thomas Coumans

Elisa, La mère d'Hugo

Arly Jover

Le psychiatre

Thierry Godard

Jennifer Decker

La mère du square

Cécile Rittweger

Capucine

Valentine Alaqui

Le bibliothécaire

Guillaume Briat

Professeur Bouvier

Christian Cloarec

La maitresse de CM1

Mathilde Lebas

Hugo (6 ans)

Kilyann Lefevre

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