A Loving Father

103 minutesCountryFranceBudget$5.4 millionBox office$120.000^[1]

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.

Plot

Writer Leo Shepherd is informed that he has won the Nobel Prize. He lives in a village in the French Alps with his daughter, Virginie, who has given up her entire life for him, and he has an estranged son, Paul, who lives in the city. Leo makes his way to Sweden on a motorcycle, against the advice of his friends. Paul hears of his father having won the prize, and calls him to congratulate him, but his sister refuses to let Paul speak to their father. Still wishing to reconnect with his father, Paul sets off to find him. They first meet up at a petrol station, and later at the scene of an accident. Leo barely manages to survive. Taking advantage of the confusion, Paul kidnaps Leo, claiming that his father had not spent much time with him when he was growing up. Meanwhile, Leo's identification papers are found at the scene of the accident, and he is reported dead. Paul ties up Leo with yellow tape, and takes him on a road trip, giving Paul an opportunity to have his say and make Leo listen.

Cast

• Gérard Depardieu : Leo Shepherd
• Guillaume Depardieu : Paul
• Sylvie Testud : Virginia
• Julien Boisselier : Arthur
• Hiam Abbass : Salma
• Jacques Frantz : Antoine Levy

See also

• List of submissions to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• A Loving Father at IMDb