Film

A Loving Father

2002 · 1h 43m · Drama

IMDb

6.2

Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.

Gérard Depardieu

Léo Shepherd

Guillaume Depardieu

Paul

Sylvie Testud

Virginia

Julien Boisselier

Arthur

Hiam Abbass

Salma

Frédéric Polier

André

Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux

Paul à 8 ans

Pippa Schallier

Virginia à 11 ans

Noémie Kocher

Marthe

Johanna Mohs

Pippi

Jacques Frantz

Antoine Levy

Karina Aktouf

Paul's fiancée

Roberto Bestazzoni

Policeman

Manuela Biedermann

Hospital Nurse

Marc Brunet

Policeman

Martin Forsström

Sailor

• Jacob BergerDirector · Writer
• Pascal BarollierWriter
• Ed RadtkeWriter
• Jean-Pierre GuérinProducer
• Gérard DepardieuProducer
• Patrick BordierExecutive Producer
• Pascal MartiDirector of Photography
• Jean-Claude PetitOriginal Music Composer
• Cathy ChamoreyEditor
• Nicolas RonchiCasting

Release date

November 13, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama