Father of My Children

Father of My Children

2009 · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

Grégoire Canvel has everything a man could want. A wife he loves, three delightful children, and a stimulating job. He's a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema-free and true to life-is precisely his reason for living. Yet his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is on its last legs.

Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve · Written by Mia Hansen-Løve

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Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Grégoire Canvel
Chiara Caselli Sylvia Canvel
Alice de Lencquesaing Clémence Canvel
Alice Gautier Valentine Canvel
Manelle Driss Billie Canvel
Éric Elmosnino Serge
Sandrine Dumas Valérie, l'assistante de Grégoire
Dominique Frot Bérénice, la directrice de production
Antoine Mathieu Frédéric, le comptable
Elsa Pharaon Colette, la secrétaire
Olivia Ross Anja, la stagiaire
Jamshed Usmonov Kova Asimov

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