Plot
Lonely and destitute, Alain leaves the north of France for his sister's house in Antibes after becoming the sole guardian of his estranged five-year-old son Sam. When he lands a job as a bouncer in a nearby nightclub, things quickly start to look up for the itinerant father and son. Then one night, after breaking up a fight in the club, he meets the radiant Stephanie, and slips her his number after dropping her off safely at home. Though her position on the high end of the social spectrum makes romance an unlikely prospect for the pair, a tragic accident at Marineland robs her of her legs, and finds her reaching out in desperation to him. Her spirit broken by the same tragedy that took her legs, she gradually finds the courage to go on living trough transcendent moments spent with him -- a man with precious little pity, but an enormous love of life.
Written by
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Craig Davidson
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
Crew
Production Countries
France, Belgium
Production Companies
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 2 Cinéma, Page 114, Lumière, Lunanime, Ciné+, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, VOO, Vlaams Audiovisueel fonds, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Dexia, Les Films du Fleuve, Canal+, RTBF, France Télévisions, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, Why Not Productions
Languages
Polski, Français, English
Awards
Nominated for 2 BAFTA 32 wins & 73 nominations total