Nobody's Hero

Mar 2, 2022

1h 40m

★ 5.8

Overview

Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Médéric meets and falls in love with middle-aged sex worker Isadora, who is married. When the city center is the scene of a terrorist attack, Selim, a young, homeless guy, provokes a wave of paranoia by taking refuge in Médéric's building. Sympathizing with Selim, crazy about Isadora, Mederic's life suddenly turns into a mess.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

CG Cinéma

ARTE France Cinéma

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

uMedia

Nobody's Hero Trailers

Cast

Médéric

Jean-Charles Clichet

Isadora

Noémie Lvovsky

Selim

Iliès Kadri

M. Coq

Michel Masiero

Florence

Doria Tillier

Gérard

Renaud Rutten

M. El Alaoui

Philippe Fretun

Mme El Alaoui

Farida Rahouadj

Charlène

Miveck Packa

M. Renard

Yves-Robert Viala

M. Petit

Patrick Ligardes

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