An old man in dressing gown and slippers is abandoned by his family on an area of highway while on vacation. He later finds himself in a hospital where a nurse, Gégène, calls him Mischka.
Acting
Roussillon's wordless dignity while abandoned is devastating
Direction
Stévenin's family collaboration creates genuine warmth
Writing
Balances cruelty and compassion without tipping either way
Director
Jean-François Stévenin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Stévenin cast his own daughter Salomé and used his wife Claire—keeping it aggressively in the family.
The film captures a specific French rural highway culture of the early 2000s, now vanishing with autoroute expansion.
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