A Loving Father ( Aime ton père ) ( Honor Your Father )

A Loving Father (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Original Title: Aime ton père
Alternate Title: Honor Your Father
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
France ( France, Benelux )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jacob Berger

Written By:
Pascal Barollier
Jacob Berger

Actors:
Gerard Depardieu ..... Leo Shepherd
Guillaume Depardieu ..... Paul
Sylvie Testud ..... Virginia
Julien Boisselier ..... Arthur
Noémie Kocher ..... Marthe
Hiam Abbass ..... Salma
Frédéric Polier ..... Andre
Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux ..... Paul, Age 8
Pippa Schallier ..... Virginia, Age 11
Johanna Mohs ..... Pippi
Jacques Frantz ..... Antoine Levy
Sten Eirik ..... Sven Boland
Karina Aktouf ..... Paul's fiancee
Roberto Bestazzoni ..... Policeman
Manuela Biedermann ..... Hospital nurse
Marc Brunet ..... Policeman
Jonas Finlay ..... Ship's officer
Martin Forsström ..... Sailor
Cory Hogan ..... Eskimo child
Robert Jadah ..... Stockholm usher
Stefan Kollmuss ..... Swiss Gendarme
Ulla-Carin Lindquist ..... Lotta Nielsen
Elisabeth Niederer ..... Dead woman
Johan Paulsen ..... Ship´s Doctor
Manuel Tadros ..... M. Azouz
Richard Ulfsäter ..... Sailor
Urs-Peter Wolters ..... Hospital doctor

Synopsis:

In the country of France, the writer Leo Shepherd lives with his daughter Virginia, who organizes his life. When the Swedish Academy awards Leo with the Nobel Prize for Literature, his son Paul unsuccessfully tries to contact him by phone, but Virginia does not allow Paul to talk to his father. Leo decides to go to Stockholm driving his motorcycle, and Paul follows him by car trying to speak with Leo. While trying to escape from Paul, Leo evolves in an accident on the road with another bike, a car and a truck and Paul kidnaps his slightly injured father. The police commit a mistake in the identification of one of the victims of the accident and announce the death of Leo. Meanwhile, Paul forces his father to listen to him, and along their conversation, a resentful relationship from both sides is disclosed.

Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.

Drama about a celebrated writer on the brink of being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature who sets off for Sweden from Switzerland by motorcycle. During the journey he encounters the scene of a terrible accident involving his estranged son Paul (who was on his way to his father having heard the news of the award). The two end up driving to Stockholm together as they try to patch up their relationship.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 19 March, 2010.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Lovebirds (DVD)	My Friends My Loves (DVD)	Happenstance (DVD)
The Trail (DVD)	Nina's Home (DVD)	The Cousins (DVD)