5.0
When his right-hand man and only mate has to go away for a few weeks, Georges - an ageing film star - is given a substitute, Aïssa. The disillusioned actor and the young female security guard forge a special relationship.
Gérard Depardieu
George
Déborah Lukumuena
Aïssa
Lucas Mortier
Eddy
Megan Northam
Cosmina
Florence Janas
Adeline, wrestling trainer
Steve Tientcheu
Lalou
Caroline Donnelly
Astrid, makeup artist
Cédric Meusburger
Thomas, trainee lawyer
François Loriquet
Régis, lawyer
François Ridel
Jean-Noël Hautefaye, fencing master
Georgia Scalliet
Emma, actress
Hugues Duchêne
Hugues, staging intern
Julie Lesgages
Pascale, assistant director
Léa Millet
Pizzeria waitress
Lola Dueñas
Nancy Tate
American lawyer
Sébastien Pouderoux
Nicolas Canteret, director
Sei Shiomi
Mr. Tanazaki
Théodore Le Blanc
Gabriel
Aminata Sy
Rose, Aïssa's mother
Juliette Damy
Juliette, head costumer
Léa Boublil
Emilie, stage director trainee
Enola S. Cluzeau
Lining of Gérard Depardieu
Octave Lissner
Bar singer
Director, Writer
Constance Meyer
Writer
Marcia Romano
July 28, 2022
6
Déborah Lukumuena is really quite good here as the wresting bodyguard assigned to look after the larger than life (quite literally) actor "Georges" (Gérard Depardieu) whose unreliable attitude to work is leaving him with debts, law suits and precious few options. The template for the story is quite good, and both leading roles have character to them, but somehow the whole thing just doesn't ignite. The story itself is an hybrid of quite a few similar themes with a dialogue that fails to impress. Lukumuena is quite a mean wrestler, but the familial sub-plots just clutter up the dynamic that is at it's best when it is just the two on screen. Even then it's still not especially engaging. Depardieu has a star quality, there's no denying that - but that is just not enough to raise this from mediocrity. Watchable, but equally forgettable - except, perhaps, for the odd looking fish!
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00