May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy new boyfriend, a grumpy lawyer and France cut in half!
Laetitia Dosch
Lætitia
Vincent Macaigne
Vincent
Arthur Harari
Arthur
Virgil Vernier
Virgil
Marc-Antoine Vaugeois
Marc
Jeane Arra-Bellanger
Jeane
Liv Harari
Liv
Émilie Brisavoine
Emilie
Vatsana Sedone
Vatsana, le Voisin
Colin Ledoux
Homme Couple Sur le Pont
Chloé Lagrenade
Femme Couple Sur le Pont
Maxime Schneider
Le Chauffeur
Guilhem Amesland
Le Militant Bagarreur
Aurélien Bellanger
Le Militant UMP
Zine-Zine Sidi Omar
L'Enquêteur
Kea Tek
La Fleuriste
Lan Zi Lang Jie
Vendeuse Bazar
Ayako Kawauchi
Serveuse Restaurant
Tang Min
Serveuse Restaurant
Stéphane Laffargue
Serveur Café
Francis Barbaud
Policier
Benjamin Barteau
Policier
Clément Bourion
Policier
Jougla Gimer
Policier
Pierre Grandjean
Policier
Nicolas Manteau
Policier
Ludovic Pellois
Policier
Léo Ponge
Caméraman i-Télé
Jack Lang
Self (uncredited)
Ségolène Royal
Self (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Justine Triet
July 20, 2024
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I'm afraid that I pretty much hated this from start to finish. Somewhere along the line "Laetitia" (Laetitia Dosch) has managed to have children with "Vincent" (Vincent Macaigne) but that relationship is now completely toxic. She's a reporter and on the weekend of the run-off vote for the Presidency of the Republic is out and about at work whilst he turn up and tries to bully the sitter into giving him access - despite the fact that he's shown up, angry, on the wrong day and she's not there (important conditions of the judicial grant of access he keeps waving around). Next, the kids are taken out into the mêlée where amongst the tens of thousands celebrating François Hollande's victory, yep - he manages to find them again, and yet more histrionics ensue including him thumping a random stranger and ending up in a police station arguing the toss with an irate policeman. Finally - and not a moment too soon - we end up with him at her front door at 2am with his friend "Arthur" (Arthur Harari) posing as his lawyer demanding to see the kids and arguing about the legitimacy of both of their behaviour whilst the kids try to remain asleep. It may well arouse feelings of man-hating from an audience, but frankly neither of these characters were fit to be looking after children and the constant barrage of increasingly vitriolic dialogue began to look more and more contrived. From an acting perspective, the relentlessness of the effort from Macaigne has to be commended - his ability to get under just about anyone's fingernails is remarkable. Dosch doesn't have so much to work with, but her selfish and ambitious persona is no less likeable as the drama crosses the line into repetitive boredom early on and stays firmly ensconced. Sorry - but it's simply a rant, a joyless and implausible rant.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00