Marseille

Mar 16, 2016

1h 37m

★ 4.9

Overview

Faced with the insistence of his brother Joseph, whom he has not seen for 25 years, Paolo resolves to give up his calm and harmonious life in Canada, to return to Marseilles at the bedside of his rugged father. He left, therefore, with his son under his arm, determined not to linger in that city which he had fled years before, after a tragedy. He does not imagine that the affection of his newfound family, his love affair with a young woman and the joyful and simple solidarity of the Marseillais will reconcile him with this city he would never have wanted to leave...Marseillle.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Janine Films

Eskwad

LGM Productions

Pathé

TF1 Films Production

Marseille Trailers

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Cast

Paolo

Kad Merad

Joseph

Patrick Bosso

Giovanni

Venantino Venantini

Elena

Judith El Zein

Valérie

Anne Charrier

Pierre

Julien Boisselier

Stéphane

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Le directeur du DTC

Philippe Lefebvre

Le Maître d'hôtel du Petit Nice

Mathieu Madénian

Luis

François Santiago

Basile Boli

Jean-Marc

Reda Merad

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5.2

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5.6

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7.7

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6.1

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5.6

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