A Loving Father

A Loving Father

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-13

Languages:

French, English, Swedish

Countries:

France, Canada, UK, Switzerland

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (526 Reviews)

Director:

Jacob Berger

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Pascal Barollier

Jacob Berger

Ed Radtke

Fullplot:

Writer Lèo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Lèo 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 Lèo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Lèo 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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