Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb brother-in-law asks him to prepare a speech for his wedding. Could it get even worse?
Acting
Benjamin Lavernhe's physical comedy is exquisite suffering
Writing
Dialogue spirals beautifully into escalating disaster
Direction
Tirard keeps tension wire-tight across one chaotic evening
Director
Laurent Tirard
Benjamin Lavernhe
Adrien
Sara Giraudeau
Sonia
Kyan Khojandi
Ludo
Julia Piaton
Sophie
François Morel
Le père d'Adrien
Guilaine Londez
La mère d'Adrien
Sébastien Chassagne
Sébastien
Sarah Suco
Karine
Sébastien Pouderoux
Romain
Adeline D'Hermy
Solène
Marilou Aussilloux
Isabelle
Christophe Montenez
Le mec de Solène
Laurent Bateau
Le médecin
Jean-Michel Lahmi
Le prof de techno
Niels Tolila
Justin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of French 'comédie de malaise' that rejects Hollywood redemption arcs for sustained discomfort.
Lavernhe reportedly did 47 takes of the climactic speech, each with different physical tics improvised.
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