Une chanson pour ma mère (2013)
Directed by Joel Franka

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Somewhere in the Ardennes, the scattered remnants of a family come together to offer a final present to their dying mother.  They agree to give her the gift she could never dream of: Dave, the famous singer she idolises.  But it is an ambitious undertaking for the siblings who have for a long time found it hard to communicate with one another.  Their love for their mother will give them the strength they need to achieve their objective, much to the chagrin of their victim, Dave...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Joel Franka
  • Script: Joel Franka, Gladys Marciano, Benoît Mariage
  • Music: David Reyes
  • Cast: Patrick Timsit (Jean), Sylvie Testud (Sylvie), Dave (Himself), Renaud Rutten (Le tourneur de Dave), Alain Bellot (Le fermier ami de famille), Alain Fryns (Policier 1), Mathilde Goffart (Adeline), Guy Lecluyse (Simon), Sam Louwyck (Antoine), Damien Marchal (Policier 2), Michèle Moretti (La Maman), Fabrizio Rongione (Michel)
  • Country: Belgium
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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