Des lendemains qui chantent

Des lendemains qui chantent

2014 · 94 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy

Olivier and Leo, two brothers that are moved to Paris and that life has separated ... If the first sees himself as a journalist without concessions, the second is an ambitious and opportunistic communication adviser. Noémie, a charming presidential adviser, can not, over the years, choose between them. To the amusement of Sylvain, their childhood friend, who made his fortune in Pink Minitel, their destinies intersect over 20 years, are intertwined, in a funny epic, tender and nostalgic, in the 80 / 90.

Directed by Nicolas Castro

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Pio Marmaï Léon Kandel
Laetitia Casta Noémie Archambault
Ramzy Bedia Sylvain Thalbaut
Gaspard Proust Olivier Kandel
André Dussollier Raymond Kandel
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Jacques Sadoun
Anne Brochet Anne-Catherine
Hédi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre Jacques Fabart
Jean-Marie Le Pen Himself (archive footage)
Noémie Merlant Sveltana
Farida Rahouadj Mère Sylvain
Bruno Gouery Rédacteur en chef Nouvel Obs

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