Youth

May 20, 2015

2h 5m

★ 6.9

Overview

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Indigo Film

Medusa Film

Barbary Films

Pathé

Number 9 Films

C-Films

France 2 Cinéma

Film4 Productions

Youth Trailers

Cast

Fred Ballinger

Michael Caine

Mick Boyle

Harvey Keitel

Lena Ballinger

Rachel Weisz

Jimmy Tree

Paul Dano

Brenda Morel

Jane Fonda

Mark Kozelek

Luca Moroder

Robert Seethaler

Queen's Emissary

Alex Macqueen

Masseuse

Luna Mijović

Screenwriter in Love

Tom Lipinski

Girl Screenwriter

Chloe Pirrie

Bearded Screenwriter

Alex Beckett

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