Movie: My Father Saved My Life

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bruno Cremer
Bruno Cremer

Joe

Vincent Lecœur
Vincent Lecœur

Manu

Rufus
Rufus

Grinval

Michelle Goddet
Michelle Goddet

Emilie

Nicolas Abraham
Nicolas Abraham

Maître Hecquet

Maria Pitarresi
Maria Pitarresi

Doriane Teneraux

Eric Defosse
Eric Defosse

Manouche

Cédric Chevalme
Cédric Chevalme

Barthy

Gabriel Briand
Gabriel Briand

Owner of the bistro

Charlotte Kady
Charlotte Kady

The prostitute

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    Novelist and filmmaker Jose Giovanni turned to the remarkable true story of how his father helped him escape a date with the guillotine for this drama, which is based closely on events from his own life. During World War II, Manu (Vincent Lecoeur, as a character Giovanni modeled after himself) fought with the French Resistance, but near the end of the war he fell into a life of crime, and in 1947, 22-year-old Manu was arrested for his part in a bungled robbery that left a man dead. While Manu did not pull the fatal trigger, he refuses to say who did, since it would mean implicating his uncle, one of the few members of his family who has stood by him; Manu's brother is dead, and he turned his back on his father Joe (Bruno Cremer) years ago. Manu is sentenced to death, and while he protests his innocence, his attempts to escape from prison do little to convince anyone that he's telling the truth.

  • Release Date

    2001-04-25

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français

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