Before Tim
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Frédéric and Suzanne bought their first VHS camera in 1989. The camera becomes a witness to their everyday life, their family time, and vacations with friends. A few years later, their son Tim is born. As their relationship slowly falls apart, Suzanne embarks on a desperate battle to fight forgetting by filming her loved ones.
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Part of Tim
2 films
Cast
10 people
Maude Sambuis
Suzanne
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Benoît Michaud
Frédéric
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Pauline Lorillard
Isabelle
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The Wild Boys
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Françoise Lebrun
Denise
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Vortex
The Book of Solutions
Basile Meilleurat
(voice)
Known for
Staying Vertical
Anton Dupire Alexandre
Tim
François Nuyttens
Alain
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Morgane Pellerin
Anne
No other roles listed
Romain Tamisier
Christophe
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Martin Sixt
Marc
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Alexis Diop Director
First release October 15, 2020 · Produced in France · Original title Avant Tim
Production
Les Films de l'Ermitage
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Avant Tim
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 15, 2020
Premiere · Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux ✪ Grand Prix Contrebande
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 16, 2021 · Premiere · Côté court
September 11, 2021 · Premiere · Les Mains Gauches, Festival à Etiquettes Glissantes
September 13, 2021 · Premiere · La Cinémathèque française - Aujourd'hui le cinéma
November 25, 2021 · Digital · Mubi France
Portugal
October 13, 2021 · Premiere · Family Film Project