A Loving Father (2002)
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.
Director: Jacob Berger
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Gérard Depardieu as Léo Shepherd |
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Guillaume Depardieu as Paul |
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Sylvie Testud as Virginia |
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Julien Boisselier as Arthur |
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Hiam Abbass as Salma |
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Frédéric Polier as André |
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Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux as Paul à 8 ans |
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Pippa Schallier as Virginia à 11 ans |
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Noémie Kocher as Marthe |
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Johanna Mohs as Pippi |
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Jacques Frantz as Antoine Levy |
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Karina Aktouf as Paul's fiancée |
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Roberto Bestazzoni as Policeman |
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Manuela Biedermann as Hospital Nurse |
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Marc Brunet as Policeman |
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Martin Forsström as Sailor |
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Stefan Kollmuss as Swiss Gendarme |
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Manuel Tadros as M. Azouz |
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Richard Ulfsäter as Sailor |
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Urs Peter Halter as Hospital Doctor |
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Gregory Terlecki as Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited) |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Guérin | Producer |
| Crew | Frédéric J. Lozet | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jacob Berger | Director |
| Production | David Rogers | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Vanger | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ruth Waldburger | Co-Producer |
| Art | Kay Brown | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaétan Landry | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrice Herbet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Leray | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Ivan Niclass | Production Design |
| Production | Jason Piette | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Bordier | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jacob Berger | Writer |
| Production | Claude Léger | Co-Producer |
| Art | Pierre Allard | Production Design |
| Sound | Ben Barker | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Petit | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Pascal Barollier | Writer |
| Production | Michael Cowan | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Alex Marshall | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Ronchi | Casting |
| Production | Gérard Depardieu | Producer |
| Camera | Pascal Marti | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Devanthey Giovannoni | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzie Harman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Turid Follvik | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Patricia Parris | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ben Wilkins | Sound Editor |
| Art | Nadine Petit Clerc | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound |
| Writing | Ed Radtke | Writer |
| Editing | Cathy Chamorey | Editor |
| Art | Kay Brown | Art Direction |
