Looking for Hortense
“When you're looking for someone, you've got to find yourself first.”
Damien, a Chinese civilization professor, lives with his wife, Iva, a stage director, and their son Noé. The couple's relationship has drifted into routine that has drained it of love. Damien finds himself trapped one day by Iva, who orders him to ask his father, a senior member of the French Council of State, for help in preventing Zorica, a woman Iva knows, from being deported. But Damien and his father don't get on and are barely ever in touch with each other. This dangerous mission throws Damien into a spiral that will turn his life upside down.
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Bacri
Damien
Known for
C'est la vie!
Didier
Kristin Scott Thomas
Iva
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Isabelle Carré
Aurore
Known for
Romantics Anonymous
Delicious
Marin Orcand Tourres
Noé
No other roles listed
Arthur Igual
Antoine
Known for
Falcon Lake
A Faithful Man
Jackie Berroyer
Lobatch
Known for
Bye Bye Morons
Calvaire
Masahiro Kashiwagi
Satoshi
No other roles listed
Jérôme Beaujour
Campuche
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Benoît Jacquot
Kévadian
Known for
Chinese Puzzle
India Song
Iliana Lolic
Vera
Known for
Right Here Right Now
Francis Leplay
Marco
Known for
Who You Think I Am
Voltaire High
Philippe Duclos
Henri H
Known for
Spiral
Five
Pascal Bonitzer Director · Agnès de Sacy Screenplay Alexei Aigui Composer
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $4.5M · First release September 5, 2012
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,465,020
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
SBS Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Cherchez Hortense
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Belgium · September 5, 2012
Theatrical
France · September 5, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
January 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
March 7, 2014 · Theatrical
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