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A Kid
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Title: A Kid

Release Date: 31 Aug 2016

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Drama

Director: Fin Août Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Item 7

Production Companies: Fin Août Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Item 7

Overview: Matthieu, 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…Filled with secrets, this story about one man’s coming to term with the foreign family he never knew he had is complex with interconnected themes such as masculinity, family, paternity and filial devotion coiling in the layers underneath.

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Average Vote: 7 (95 votes)

Cast

  • Mathieu Capelier: Pierre Deladonchamps
  • Pierre Lesage: Gabriel Arcand
  • Bettina: Catherine de Léan
  • Angie: Marie-Thérèse Fortin
  • Ben: Pierre-Yves Cardinal
  • Sam: Patrick Hivon
  • Marina: Hortense Monsaingeon
  • Carine: Romane Portail
  • Valentin: Timothé Vom Dorp
  • Rémi: Martin Laroche
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