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The Brats

2013 · 95 min

A light, breezy French comedy about breaking free from routine, with playful banter and a warm look at midlife regrets.

Directed by
Anthony Marciano
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alain Chabat, Max Boublil, Sandrine Kiberlain
Overview
Newly engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, who has been married for 30 years to Suzanne. Disillusioned Gilbert is convinced that his marriage has meant he's missed out on life. He persuades Thomas not to marry his daughter Lola and encourages him to drop everything else in his life as well. The two men then throw themselves into a new brats' life full of adventure, convinced that freedom is elsewhere. But at what cost do we rediscover our adolescent dreams?

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Directed by
Anthony Marciano
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alain Chabat, Max Boublil, Sandrine Kiberlain
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • family
  • identity
  • aging
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Anthony Marciano
Written by
Anthony Marciano, Max Boublil
Starring
Alain Chabat, Max Boublil, Sandrine Kiberlain, Mélanie Bernier, Arié Elmaleh, Elisa Sednaoui, Alban Lenoir, François Dunoyer
Music
Anthony Marciano
Cinematography
Jean-Paul Agostini
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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