Venice Calling

May 29, 2019

1h 35m

★ 5.8

Overview

Emile is fifteen. He lives in Montargis, between a sweet-crazy father and a mother who has always dyed his hair blond, because, it seems, he is more beautiful like that. When the girl who pleases him more than anything invites him to Venice for the holidays, he is overjoyed. Only problem, his parents decide to accompany him - This is the story of a teenager born into an unclassifiable family, the story of a first love, miraculous and fragile. This is the story of an initiatory and incredible journey where life often takes unawares, but where Venice, it will be at the rendezvous.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

SCOPE Pictures

StudioCanal

Venice Calling Trailers

Cast

Bernard Chamodot

Benoît Poelvoorde

Annie Chamodot

Valérie Bonneton

Émile Chamodot

Hélie Thonnat

Fabrice Chamodot

Eugène Marcuse

Natacha

Coline D'Inca

Pauline Després

Luna Lou

M. Després

Nicolas Briançon

Mme Després

Véronica Novak

Le motard

David Salles

Vijay

Frédéric Deleersnyder

Marie-France

Gigi Ledron

Jérémie

Anaëlle Othenin-Girard

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