L'Échappée belle (2015)
Directed by Emilie Cherpitel

Drama

Film Synopsis

At five o'clock in the morning, Léon takes a seat next to Eva at a pavement café and orders a hot chocolate.  He is 11 years old and does not know who are his parents.  She is 35 and has no children of her own.  She is free and enjoys a privileged, carefree existence.  He is clever, well-behaved and lives in a home.  After this chance encounter, Léon and Eva will never leave each other...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Emilie Cherpitel
  • Script: Emilie Cherpitel
  • Cinematographer: Laurent Machuel
  • Music: Jonathan Morali
  • Cast: Clotilde Hesme (Eva), Florian Lemaire (Léon), Yannick Choirat (Simon), Peter Coyote (Le père d'Eva), Keziah Jones (John), Clotilde Courau (Lucie), Idit Cebula (Mme Agostini, la psy), Christophe Dimitri Réveille (Jérôme), Grégoire Bonnet (Le psy du centre), Guillaume Toucas (Le vendeur taxidermiste), Victoria Olloqui (Dolorès), Joséphine de La Baume (Simone), Vincent Marie (Ben, le barman), Karine Valmer (La policière), Mona Heftre (La mère d'Eva), Andrew Aldridge (Le majordome), Edouard Thébaut (Le stewart), Lionel Maarek (L'épicier), Dominique Plaideau (Voix Centre pour l'enfance), David Serero (Italian Crooner)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 76 min

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