Maddened by His Absence

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Hurt
William Hurt

Jacques

Alexandra Lamy
Alexandra Lamy

Mado

Augustin Legrand
Augustin Legrand

Stéphane

Jalil Mehenni
Jalil Mehenni

Paul

Matteo Trevisan
Matteo Trevisan

Félix

Françoise Oriane
Françoise Oriane

Geneviève

Norbert Rutili
Norbert Rutili

Le notaire

Serge Hutry
Serge Hutry

Le comissaire priseur

Colette Kieffer
Colette Kieffer

La secrétaire

Véronique Fauconnet
Véronique Fauconnet

La serveuse

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    After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

  • Release Date

    2012-10-31

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

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