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Accidental Family

Accidental Family

20175.71h 35m

Overview

Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this brand new heart makes totally unreasonable and uncontrollable. Their meeting promises to be explosive.

Directed by Gérard Jugnot
Written by Thibault Vanhulle, Gérard Jugnot, Romain Protat
Produced by Romain Rojtman
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Top Cast

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Loïc Le Tallec

François Deblock

François Deblock

Hugo Desloyer

Isabelle Mergault

Isabelle Mergault

Lisa

Gaia Weiss

Gaia Weiss

Hoëllig

Bernard Le Coq

Bernard Le Coq

Marc

Hubert Saint-Macary

Hubert Saint-Macary

Pierre

Jérémy Lopez

Jérémy Lopez

Sanchez

Marie Bunel

Marie Bunel

Clara

Arthur Jugnot

Arthur Jugnot

Flying cyclist

François Patissier

François Patissier

Cemetery keeper

Themes & Keywords

transplanted organlost sonheart transplantlost childfather son relationship

About Accidental Family

Accidental Family is a drama, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of transplanted organ, lost son, heart transplant, lost child, father son relationship. Directed by Gérard Jugnot, it stars Gérard Jugnot, François Deblock, Isabelle Mergault. Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this brand new heart makes totally unreasonable and uncontrollable. Their meeting promises to be explosive.

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