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We Are Family

We Are Family

20166.31h 39m

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Bastien is the center of a reconstructed family: six half-brothers and sisters, eight "parents," and as many houses. His tasks within the family are far more complex than what he has to do at school. But enough's enough: the children decide to wage a revolution and turn the rules upside down. All together, they squat a large apartment and now it'll be up to the parents to come to them!

Directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
Written by Camille Moreau, Olivier Treiner
Produced by Yves Darondeau, Nadia Khamlichi, Christophe Lioud
Box Office0Revenue: $5.9M

Top Cast

Julie Gayet

Julie Gayet

Sophie

Thierry Neuvic

Thierry Neuvic

Philippe

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Agnès

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Hugo

Claudia Tagbo

Claudia Tagbo

Babette

Philippe Katerine

Philippe Katerine

Claude

Chantal Ladesou

Chantal Ladesou

Aurore

Arié Elmaleh

Arié Elmaleh

Paul

Nino Kirtadzé

Nino Kirtadzé

Madeleine

Caterina Murino

Caterina Murino

Marie

Themes & Keywords

paris, francebig familydysfunctional familysquatting

About We Are Family

We Are Family is a comedy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of paris, france, big family, dysfunctional family, squatting. Directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, it stars Julie Gayet, Thierry Neuvic, Julie Depardieu. Thirteen-year-old Bastien is the center of a reconstructed family: six half-brothers and sisters, eight "parents," and as many houses. His tasks within the family are far more complex than what he has to do at school. But enough's enough: the children decide to wage a revolution and turn the rules upside down. All together, they squat a large apartment and now it'll be up to the parents to come to them!

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