The Happiness of Others

The Happiness of Others

2011 · 100 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Romance

Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre left his wife, Louise. At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.

Directed by Jean-Philippe Pearson · Written by Jean-Philippe Pearson

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