Marseille (2016)
Directed by Kad Merad

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

At the insistence of his bother Joseph, whom he has not set eyes on in twenty-five years, Paolo must give up his happy and ordered life in Canada to return to Marseille, to attend the bedside of his injured father.  Accompanied by his own son, Paolo sets out to fulfil his mission, hoping to keep it as short as possible.  He has no desire to outstay his welcome in the city that he left many years ago after a personal drama.  But the visit does not proceed as he had imagined and Paolo soon begins to wonder why he left Marseille in the first place...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Kad Merad
  • Script: Patrick Bosso, Judith El Zein, Judith El Zein (dialogue), Judith El Zein, Kad Merad, Kad Merad (dialogue), Kad Merad
  • Photo: Gordon Spooner
  • Cast: Kad Merad (Paolo), Patrick Bosso (Joseph), Venantino Venantini (Giovanni), Judith El Zein (Elena), Anne Charrier (Valérie), Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (Stéphane), Julien Boisselier (Pierre), Philippe Lefebvre (Le directeur du CTC), Mathieu Madenian (Maître d'hôtel du Petit Nice), Basile Boli (Himself), Mike N'Guyen (Taxi driver), Noëlle Perna
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 102 min

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