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Father's Footsteps

Original title: Comme ton père
  • 2007
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
130
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Father's Footsteps (2007)
ComedyDrama

Arriving in France from Israel in 1968, the Maimons join scores of other Algerian and Tunisian Jewish families in Paris' burgeoning Belleville district. Good-hearted Felix (Gad Elmaleh) relu... Read allArriving in France from Israel in 1968, the Maimons join scores of other Algerian and Tunisian Jewish families in Paris' burgeoning Belleville district. Good-hearted Felix (Gad Elmaleh) reluctantly begins a life of crime to provide for his wife Mireille (Yael Abecassis) and sons,... Read allArriving in France from Israel in 1968, the Maimons join scores of other Algerian and Tunisian Jewish families in Paris' burgeoning Belleville district. Good-hearted Felix (Gad Elmaleh) reluctantly begins a life of crime to provide for his wife Mireille (Yael Abecassis) and sons, until he meets Sephardi gangster Serge (Richard Berry), from the same village as Mireille... Read all

  • Director
    • Marco Carmel
  • Writers
    • Serge Ankri
    • Marco Carmel
    • Séverine Jacquet
  • Stars
    • Richard Berry
    • Yaël Abecassis
    • Gad Elmaleh
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    130
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Carmel
    • Writers
      • Serge Ankri
      • Marco Carmel
      • Séverine Jacquet
    • Stars
      • Richard Berry
      • Yaël Abecassis
      • Gad Elmaleh
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Richard Berry
    Richard Berry
    • Serge
    Yaël Abecassis
    Yaël Abecassis
    • Mireille
    Gad Elmaleh
    Gad Elmaleh
    • Félix
    Jules-Angelo Bigarnet
    • Michel
    Corentin Daumas
    • Éric
    Jean-Philippe Écoffey
    Jean-Philippe Écoffey
    • Inspecteur Berthelier
    Bruno Abraham-Kremer
    • Albert
    Lucia Bensasson
    • Myriam
    Arsène Mosca
    • L'épicier
    Louison Bergman
    • Laurence
    Malik Nait Djoudi
    • Farid
    • (as Malik Naît Djoudi)
    Juliette Lopes-Benites
    • Cécile
    Ahmed Elkourachi
    • Ahmed
    • (as Ahmed El Kourachi)
    Karim Hocini
    • Mustapha
    Marc Faure
    • Le juge Potter
    Paulette Frantz
    • La caissière du cinéma
    Yves-Robert Viala
    • Le vieux monsieur
    Claudine Acs
    • La vieille dame
    • Director
      • Marco Carmel
    • Writers
      • Serge Ankri
      • Marco Carmel
      • Séverine Jacquet
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    Like father,like son?
    Although based on the director's childhood memories,the movie looks like the thirties melodramas ,if we forget the Jews' traditions.The quality of the playing reinforces this feeling.

    A Jewish family arrives in France where the father finds it hard to feed his family.He meets the local godfather who will be his evil genius: soon he' s part of his hold-up men gang and winds up in jail;the mother has to take care of her unfortunate family;her husband never talked up about his "activities".

    Good sequences :

    • The little hideaway where the children keep their "treasures".


    -The free-for-all in the apartment,during the projection of a movie showing Israel's willpower .

    -The kiddish ceremony ,to the sound of Mike Brant's (the late singer who was himself a Jew) " Qui Pourra Me Dire?"

    -The final runaway/godfather confrontation,as imagined by Michel,and then as it really happened .

    Marco Carmel does not forget humor: he shows both sons hiding comics in their Torah ;the grandma in awe of teenage idol Mike Brant.

    Richard Berry ,one of the greatest contemporary French actors is absolutely excellent as Serge ,a very ambiguous character:when the movie ends,it's almost impossible to tell whether he is a double- face villain or a "brother" who really wants to help his fellow man.

    Gad Elmaleh is quite credible as this naive easily influenced man who really loves his family:note how the judge has no mercy (or so little) on the poor immigrant when he loses his mamma .

    Let's not forget Yael Abecassis's restrained portrayal of the worthy mother (see how she reacts to Serge's words:"you're young and beautiful ,so you could make a lot of money".)

    With a sense of decency,Marco Carmel shows how,abetted by Serge ,Michel could become his father without a sound .

    An underrated movie,worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2007 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Israel
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ha'sodot shel Michel
    • Filming locations
      • Port autonome de Marseille, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(Félix and his family arrive in France)
    • Production companies
      • Mercredi Films
      • Canal+
      • Carrimages 3
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $264,642
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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