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.
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Cast
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Jean-Paul Roussillon
Mischka
Known for
A Christmas Tale
The Girl from Paris
Jean-François Stévenin
Gégène
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Rona Hartner
'Joli Coeur'
Known for
The Crazy Stranger
Time of the Wolf
Salomé Stévenin
Jane
Known for
Le Chef
Omar Killed Me
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Muller
Known for
The Chorus
Ducoboo
Claire Stévenin
Elle
Pierre Stévenin
Léo
Known for
Viper in the Fist
Yves Afonso
Robert
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Elisabeth Depardieu
The Aunt
Known for
Jean de Florette
Patrick Grandperret
Jane's Father
Also in
I Can't Sleep
De force avec d'autres
Roger Knobelspiess
Gas Station Attendant
Known for
Captain Conan
Jean-Pierre Janiaud
Sound Guy
No other roles listed
Jean-François Stévenin Director · Philippe Miller Composer Pierre Aïm Cinematographer
First release February 2, 2002 · Produced in France · Production StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma
Production
Arcapix
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Sagamore Cinéma
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Netherlands · February 2, 2002
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
France · February 20, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 25, 2002 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Austria
October 1, 2002 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
May 8, 2002 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
Germany
February 15, 2006 · TV
June 1, 2023 · Digital
Greece
November 8, 2002 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
June 23, 2002 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Portugal
June 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 23, 2024 · Digital
Switzerland
October 16, 2002 · Theatrical
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