Three unlikely heroes take a boozy road trip through France.
Every year, Bruno (Benoît Poelvoorde), a disheartened cattle breeder, attends the Paris Agricultural Show. This year, his father, Jean, (Gérard Depardieu) joins him: he wants to finally win the competition with their bull and convince Bruno to take over the family farm. Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. This year, his father suggests they finish it together, but a real wine trail, across the French countryside. Accompanied by Mike, a young, quirky taxi driver, they set off in the direction of France’s major wine regions. Together, they are going to discover not only the wine trails, but also the road that leads back to Love.
Features:
- French sideways!: a hilarious father-son road trip. With wine!
- Road trip!: remember steve coogan and rob brydon's epic foodie road trip? Here you can en francais!
- Starring: benoit poelvoorde (romantics anonymous, brand new testament), gerard depardieu (green card, my father the hero)
- Official selection: berlin film festival, french film festival 2017
Critic Reviews:
- “Think SIDEWAYS sans pathos…very silly and very funny” – The Guardian
- “An effective comedy with incisive dialogues and delirious situations, and a touch of bucolic melancholy. [Spanish Review]” – La Jornada
- “A film in which its story becomes a road movie, although it's very humane and with a well achieved character description. [Spanish Review]” – Excelsior