Father & Sons

Feb 13, 2019

1h 30m

★ 5.5

Overview

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at school despite being very smart, and Joseph has secretly quit his job as a doctor and is trying to become a writer. While there is plenty of affection at home, all three are also, clumsily, searching for love...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Artémis Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Nord-Ouest Films

Father & Sons Trailers

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Cast

Joachim

Vincent Lacoste

Joseph

Benoît Poelvoorde

Ivan

Mathieu Capella

Esther

Anaïs Demoustier

Alfred

Patrick d'Assumçao

Allan

Antoine de Bary

Magalie

Noémie Lvovsky

La psychologue

India Hair

Agathe

Baya Kasmi

M. Sirkov

Sam Louwyck

Mélissa

Océane Cullet

Rose

Céci Rihet

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