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THE HAPPINESS OF OTHERS (LE BONHEUR DES AUTRES)
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Completed - FRENCH-CANADIAN - Family, Drama, Comedy - 100 minutes

Log Line

Twenty years ago, Jean-Pierre left home, forcing Louise to raise the kids alone.Over the years Jean-Pierre was an absent father, but after reconnecting he thought that time might have healed all wounds. However, he discovers that nothing has been forgotten, much less forgiven.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2011 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Jean-Philippe PEARSON
Writer(s) : Jean-Philippe PEARSON
Cast : Eve DURANCEAU, Julie LE BRETON, Louise PORTAL, Marc-André GRONDIN, Michel BARRETTE, Stéphane BRETON

Producer(s) : Christian LAROUCHE (Christal Films Productions)

Synopsis

Twenty years ago, Jean-Pierre left home, forcing Louise to raise the kids alone. Marion and Sylvain were 10 and 8. Over the years Jean-Pierre was an absent father, but after reconnecting he thought that time might have healed all wounds.
At a dinner on Sylvain’s 29th birthday, Jean-Pierre announces to his children and ex-wife that he has met a 30-year-old woman, who’s expecting his child. He quickly discovers that nothing has been forgotten, much less forgiven.
Louise, facing the emptiness of her own life, sees a great injustice. Sylvain realizes he is the only one who will mourn a missed father-son relationship. And Marion, who has been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for the last two years, is outraged by the shocking announcement.
Jean-Pierre’s happiness is an insult to his first family’s pain, and they blame him for it. It’s a happiness that turns out to be precarious, when his girlfriend, Évelyne, starts to wonder if she really wants to start a family with an older man. Caught in a tangle of emotions, responsibilities and human frailty, they will discover that to be happy, you need to learn to find joy in the happiness of others.

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Country(ies) : CANADA

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