Congorama (2007)
Directed by Philippe Falardeau

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Michel, the son of a paralysed writer, the husband of a Congolese refugee and father of a future tennis champion, is an erratic Belgian inventor who is misunderstood by his employer.  At the age of 42, he learms that he was adopted in childhood and that he was secretly born in a garage in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec.  In the year 2000, Michel travels to Sainte-Cécile in the hope of finding his biological parents.  Here, he is involved in a road accident that will change not only his life but the future of the automobile industry...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Philippe Falardeau
  • Script: Philippe Falardeau
  • Cinematographer: André Turpin
  • Music: Jarby McCoy
  • Cast: Olivier Gourmet (Michel Roy), Paul Ahmarani (Louis Legros), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Hervé Roy), Claudia Tagbo (Alice Roy), Gabriel Arcand (Priest), Lorraine Pintal (Lucie), Arnaud Mouithys (Jules Roy), Guy Pion (Germain Collignon), Janine Sutto (Sister Lafrance), Marie Brassard (Madeleine Longsdale), Henri Chassé (Energy Minister), Jules Philip (Man in Alcove), Mireille Bailly (Lawyer), Carlo Ferrante (TV Host), Jean-Luc Couchard (Journalist), Brigitte Poupart (Customs Officer), Frédéric Dompierre (Flight Attendant), Olivia Le Clercq (Tennis Coach), Richard Kistabish (Robert), Carmen Blais (Country Host)
  • Country: Canada / Belgium / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 105 min

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