A Loving Father (2002)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 13, 2002Release Date
A Loving Father (2002)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 13, 2002Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Gérard Depardieu
Leo Shepherd
Guillaume Depardieu
Paul
Sylvie Testud
Virginia
Julien Boisselier
Arthur
Hiam Abbass
Salma
Jacob Berger
Director
Frédéric Polier
André
Pascal Barollier
Writer
Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux
Paul à 8 ans
Pippa Schallier
Virginia à 11 ans
Ed Radtke
Writer
Noémie Kocher
Marthe
Jean-Pierre Guérin
Producer
Johanna Mohs
Pippi
Jean-Claude Petit
Composer
Pascal Marti
Cinematographer
Jacques Frantz
Antoine Levy
Karina Aktouf
Paul's fiancée
Roberto Bestazzoni
Policeman
Manuela Biedermann
Hospital Nurse
Marc Brunet
Policeman
Martin Forsström
Sailor
Stefan Kollmuss
Swiss Gendarme
Manuel Tadros
M. Azouz
Richard Ulfsäter
Sailor
Urs Peter Halter
Hospital Doctor
Gregory Terlecki
Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Ben Barker
Foley Editor
Michael Cowan
Co-Executive Producer
Jason Piette
Co-Executive Producer
Nicolas Ronchi
Casting
Alex Marshall
Associate Producer
David Rogers
Co-Executive Producer
Jonathan Vanger
Co-Producer
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Ruth Waldburger
Co-Producer
Patrick Bordier
Executive Producer
Claude Léger
Co-Producer
Ben Wilkins
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
A Loving Father (French: Aime ton père) is a 2002 French film starring Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu and Sylvie Testud. It was directed by Jacob Berger. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.