Congorama

– Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Congorama (2006)

Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interracial child whom he reassures as to his parentage. He discovers at the age of 41 that he was adopted, actually having been born in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec. In the summer of 2000, he travels to Quebec, supposedly to sell some of his inventions. While on a near-impossible quest to find his birth family in the town where he was born, he crosses paths with Louis Legros, son of another inventor, in a meeting which will change their lives.

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Release Date:

17 Jan 2007

Language:

French

Director:

Philippe Falardeau

Writer:

Philippe Falardeau

Main Actors:

Olivier Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claudia Tagbo

Plot:

Michel, the Belgian son of a paralyzed writer, husband of a Congolese refugee, and father of a future tennis champion, is an erratic inventor misunderstood by his employer. At age 41, he learns that he was born secretly in a barn in Québec, in the town of Sainte-Cécile, and given up for adoption shortly afterward. In the summer of 2000, Michel goes there and finds a sleepy village that soon makes him want to run back home. There, he meets a man who drives a car with a technologically advanced hybrid engine. On their way back to Montréal, an accident changes their lives forever, and what is uncovered will challenge the very future of the automotive industry. Welcome to "Congorama."

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Christal Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%