103 minutes
11/13/2002
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
as Léo Shepherd
Guillaume Depardieu
as Paul
Sylvie Testud
as Virginia
Julien Boisselier
as Arthur
Hiam Abbass
as Salma
Frédéric Polier
as André
Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux
as Paul à 8 ans
Pippa Schallier
as Virginia à 11 ans
Noémie Kocher
as Marthe
Johanna Mohs
as Pippi
Jacques Frantz
as Antoine Levy
Karina Aktouf
as Paul's fiancée
Roberto Bestazzoni
as Policeman
Manuela Biedermann
as Hospital Nurse
Marc Brunet
as Policeman
Martin Forsström
as Sailor
Stefan Kollmuss
as Swiss Gendarme
Manuel Tadros
as M. Azouz
Richard Ulfsäter
as Sailor
Urs Peter Halter
as Hospital Doctor
Gregory Terlecki
as Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited)