Hinterland

Hinterland

1998 · 90 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

After ten years away, Jacques Pruez, an unmarried, 50-year-old, modestly successful actor, returns to his home village to comfort his dying mother. His father Yvan, a family barber who's counting on his "successful" son to support him in his old age, refuses to believe that his wife is sick and insists that her doctors are killing her. She dies, and Jacques finds out that Yvan is not his real father. Besieged by memories of his childhood, the village and the past, Jacques wanders the streets at night, reliving the moments that set him apart from the rest.

Directed by Jacques Nolot · Written by Jacques Nolot

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Mathilde Moné Line, la mère
Henri Gardey Yvan, le père
Jacques Nolot Les frères, Jacqui
Christian Sempe Les frère, Alain
Christine Paolini Les frères, Thérèse, la belle soeur
Henriette Sempé Les tantes, Aimée
Yvette Etchegaray Les tantes, Jeofrette
Serge Caumont Filou, le demi frère
Héloïse Mignot Jeannine
Germaine Guardini Germaine

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