A Self-Made Hero

A Self-Made Hero

1996 · 107 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, War, Comedy

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.

Directed by Jacques Audiard · Written by Alain Le Henry

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