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The Book of Wonders

The Book of Wonders

20236.61h 38m

Overview

This is the crazy bet of a mother ready to do anything to help her 12-year-old son, Louis, wake up from his coma. After Louis' accident, Thelma decides to do for him the "10 things to do before the end of the world" that he had written in his diary. By listening to these adventures, Louis will see how beautiful life is and that he must come back! By fulfilling a teenager's dreams at the age of forty, Thelma will experience an incredible journey that will take her farther than she ever imagined.

Directed by Lisa Azuelos
Written by Juliette Sales, Fabien Suarez, Julien Sandrel
Produced by Eric Jehelmann, Philippe Rousselet
Box Office0Revenue: $4.3M

Top Cast

Alexandra Lamy

Alexandra Lamy

Thelma

Muriel Robin

Muriel Robin

Odette

Hugo Questel

Hugo Questel

Louis

Xavier Lacaille

Xavier Lacaille

Étienne

Martine Schambacher

Martine Schambacher

Nadège

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Assistant éditeur

Carima Amarouche

Carima Amarouche

Fatima

Eye Haïdara

Eye Haïdara

Dr. Bongramp

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Paula

Rafi Pitts

Rafi Pitts

Matthew

Themes & Keywords

comaskateboarderdetachedaccidentmother son relationshipabsurdarrogantcliché

About The Book of Wonders

The Book of Wonders is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of coma, skateboarder, detached, accident, mother son relationship, absurd. Directed by Lisa Azuelos, it stars Alexandra Lamy, Muriel Robin, Hugo Questel. This is the crazy bet of a mother ready to do anything to help her 12-year-old son, Louis, wake up from his coma. After Louis' accident, Thelma decides to do for him the "10 things to do before the end of the world" that he had written in his diary. By listening to these adventures, Louis will see how beautiful life is and that he must come back! By fulfilling a teenager's dreams at the age of forty, Thelma will experience an incredible journey that will take her farther than she ever imagined.

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