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Un ciel radieux (2017)

96 min · Drama

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Directors

Nicolas Boukhrief

Cast

Léo Legrand, Dimitri Storoge, Marie Kremer, Armande Boulanger, Isabelle Renauld, Louis-Marie Audubert, Charlie Lefebvre

After a fatal collision, an overworked father awakens in the body of the young motorcyclist he hit and must navigate a life that is no longer his.

The story

Vincent, a married father in his forties, is an overworked executive at an insurance company where rumors of impending redundancies add to a tense atmosphere. His long hours are damaging his family life, but he does not recognize that he is nearing burnout. One evening, exhausted on his drive home, he falls asleep at the wheel and collides with a motorcyclist, Léo. Vincent is pronounced dead at the hospital; then, through a supernatural phenomenon, he wakes in intensive care in Léo’s body. Unable to explain what has happened, Vincent pretends to have amnesia and begins to discover Léo’s life and the people around him.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Vincent, a married father in his forties, is an executive at an insurance company where the atmosphere is very tense, with office rumors that a redundancy plan is imminent. He is overworked, no longer keeping track of his hours and regularly finishing late, to the point that his work is affecting his family life. He is heading for burnout without realizing it... One evening, he once again finishes work late, but this time it is one time too many. Exhausted from work, he nods off at the wheel on his way home. He is blinded by a motorcyclist who was trying to make a U-turn, and the two vehicles collide. After the accident, Vincent is pronounced dead at the hospital, but through a supernatural phenomenon his soul is “transferred” into the body of Léo, the motorcyclist he had accidentally hit. When he wakes up in intensive care, Vincent discovers that he now occupies Léo’s body. Unable to explain this incredible situation, he pretends to have amnesia and gradually discovers Léo’s life and the people around him. Léo is a young man in constant rebellion, with a Gothic style, a passion for motorcycles, and a very comfortable financial situation thanks to his parents. Realizing that he will occupy Léo’s body for only a short time before departing for good, Vincent schemes to prove that his employer was responsible for his fatal accident, put his personal affairs in order, and say goodbye to his family. He also takes the opportunity to put Léo’s life back in order by reconciling him with his parents and with Emma, his ex-girlfriend, and by giving him a calling...

Genres

Drama

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