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Maddened by His Absence (2012)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Sandrine Bonnaire

Synopsis

After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

Actors

William Hurt
William Hurt
Jacques
Alexandra Lamy
Alexandra Lamy
Mado
Augustin Legrand
Augustin Legrand
Stéphane
Jalil Mehenni
Jalil Mehenni
Paul
Matteo Trevisan
Matteo Trevisan
Félix
Françoise Oriane
Françoise Oriane
Geneviève
Norbert Rutili
Norbert Rutili
Le notaire

Crews

Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Director
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Writer
Jérôme Tonnerre
Jérôme Tonnerre
Writer
Philippe Guilbert
Philippe Guilbert
Director of Photography
Svetlana Vaynblat
Svetlana Vaynblat
Editorial Manager

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