A Kid

Aug 31, 2016

1h 39m

★ 7.0

Overview

Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fin Août Productions

France 3 Cinéma

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A Kid Trailers

Cast

Mathieu Capelier

Pierre Deladonchamps

Pierre Lesage

Gabriel Arcand

Bettina

Catherine de Léan

Angie

Marie-Thérèse Fortin

Sam

Patrick Hivon

Ben

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Marina

Hortense Monsaingeon

Carine

Romane Portail

Valentin

Timothé Vom Dorp

Rémi

Martin Laroche

Étienne

Jean-Pierre Andréani

Sophie

Emmanuelle Dupuy

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