Movie: Father & Sons

Top 10 Billed Cast

Vincent Lacoste
Vincent Lacoste

Joachim

Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde

Joseph

Mathieu Capella
Mathieu Capella

Ivan

Anaïs Demoustier
Anaïs Demoustier

Esther

Patrick d'Assumçao
Patrick d'Assumçao

Alfred

Antoine de Bary
Antoine de Bary

Allan

Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky

Magalie

India Hair
India Hair

La psychologue

Baya Kasmi
Baya Kasmi

Agathe

Sam Louwyck
Sam Louwyck

M. Sirkov

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    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...

  • Release Date

    2019-02-13

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