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Family for Rent

Family for Rent

20155.21h 37m

Overview

Forty-year-old Paul-André is a timid, rather introverted man. Rich but alone, he is deeply bored and ends up concluding that what he needs is a family. Violette, a forty-year-old full of energy, is threatened with eviction and is afraid she'll lose custody of her two children. Paul-André then proposes a totally above the board contract to rent the family in exchange for him paying off Violette's debts. For better and for worse..

Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris
Written by Murielle Magellan, Jean-Pierre Améris
Produced by Philippe Godeau, Nathalie Gastaldo
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Top Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

Paul-André

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira

Violette Mandini

François Morel

François Morel

Léon

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Madame Delalande

Philippe Rebbot

Philippe Rebbot

Rémi

Pauline Serieys

Pauline Serieys

Lucie

Calixte Broisin-Doutaz

Calixte Broisin-Doutaz

Auguste

Nancy Tate

Nancy Tate

Sandra

T

Taïra

Gisèle

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipdealfamily relationshipscontractlonelinesssingle motherfamilyrich

About Family for Rent

Family for Rent is a comedy, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of parent child relationship, deal, family relationships, contract, loneliness, single mother. Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris, it stars Benoît Poelvoorde, Virginie Efira, François Morel. Forty-year-old Paul-André is a timid, rather introverted man. Rich but alone, he is deeply bored and ends up concluding that what he needs is a family. Violette, a forty-year-old full of energy, is threatened with eviction and is afraid she'll lose custody of her two children. Paul-André then proposes a totally above the board contract to rent the family in exchange for him paying off Violette's debts. For better and for worse..

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