A Kid

– Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
Le fils de Jean
A Kid (2016) - Also known as Le fils de Jean

Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…Filled with secrets, this story about one man’s coming to term with the foreign family he never knew he had is complex with interconnected themes such as masculinity, family, paternity and filial devotion coiling in the layers underneath.

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A Kid (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Aug 2016

Language:

French, English

Director:

Philippe Lioret

Writer:

Dominique Baumard (scenario consultant), Natalie Carter (collaboration), Jean-Paul Dubois (novel), Jean-Louis Leconte (scenario consultant), Philippe Lioret (screenplay), Michel Monty (scenario consultant), Julien Sibony (scenario consultant)

Main Actors:

Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin

Plot:

Mathieu has never known his father. His mother has always told him he was the fruit of a one-night-stand. One morning, in his Parisian flat, he receives a call from Quebec telling him his father just died. Mathieu decides to go to the funeral and meet the two Canadian brothers he just found out he had. In Montreal, nobody is aware of his existence, and Mathieu realizes he is in a hostile territory.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10