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Un homme pressé (2018)

100 min · Tragicomedy

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Directors

Hervé Mimran

Cast

Fabrice Luchini, Leïla Bekhti, Rebecca Marder, Igor Gotesman, Ali Bougheraba, Clémence Massart, Yves Jacques, Micha Lescot, Frédérique Tirmont

A work-absorbed car-company CEO must adapt after a stroke disrupts his speech and memory.

The story

Alain, the charismatic CEO of a major car company, is consumed by work to the detriment of leisure and family. A sudden stroke leaves him with lasting effects, including hesitant speech, altered words, and frequent forgetfulness. As he faces these changes, he receives treatment from Jeanne, a speech therapist, and help from his daughter Julia.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Alain (Fabrice Luchini), the charismatic CEO of a major car company, is so consumed by work that he forgets about leisure and family. He suddenly suffers a stroke, which leaves him with lasting effects: hesitant speech, words coming out altered, and frequent forgetfulness. He receives treatment from Jeanne (Leïla Bekhti), a speech therapist, and gets help from his daughter Julia (Rebecca Marder). At the end of the film, he is shown rebuilding his relationship with his daughter on the Camino de Santiago.

Genres

Tragicomedy

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