Summary
At 55, Michel finds himself without a home and without a future.
It wasn’t so long ago that he was running a successful company, that he
had an adoring wife and beautiful daughter. Now, alone and
homeless, he spends his time aimlessly wandering the streets of Paris,
grimly contemplating what the future has in store for him. Then,
just as he reaches the end of his tether, he makes a new friend.
A stray dog takes a liking to him and starts to follow him
around. Michel’s new companion pulls him back from the edge of
the abyss and restores a sense of purpose to his ruined life...
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Credits
- Director: Claude Faraldo
- Script: Claude Faraldo
- Photo: Yves Lafaye
- Music: Sergio Tomassi
- Cast: Jacques Hansen (Michel), Marie Rousseau (Betty), Agathe De La Boulaye (Francine), Erick Deshors (Jean-René), Françoise Arnoul (Elisabeth), Steve Kalfa (Ted), Annie Mercier (Geneviève), Joseph Malerba (Jean), Frédéric Quiring (Pierrot), Frédéric Coffinet (Le commissaire), Lény Bueno (Benjamin), Paul Minthe (Inspecteur Myaga), Sylvain Bouladoux (Motard), Alain Moussay (L’homme de la péniche), Donatienne Dupont (Femme policier), Jacques De Caupenne (Enfant dans la rue), Philippe Jacq (Père de l’enfant dans la rue), Julien Bouvard (Serveur dans la brasserie), Beppe Chierici (SDF de la brasserie), Monique Garnier (Femme de la soupe populaire), Jean-Michel Flagothier (Le préposé), Marc Diabira (Serrurier)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Thanks for the Gesture
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