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The Volcano

2013 · 92 min

A bickering road-trip comedy where two exes trade barbs across Europe, light and silly with occasional warmth.

Directed by
Alexandre Coffre
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Valérie Bonneton, Dany Boon, Denis Ménochet
Overview
The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull causes major disruptions to travelers' plans around the world. For Alain and Valérie, it's a catastrophe. Because to make it to the small Greek village in time for their daughter's wedding, this divorced couple, whose mutual hatred knows no bounds, will be obliged to set out on the road together.

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Directed by
Alexandre Coffre
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Valérie Bonneton, Dany Boon, Denis Ménochet
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Alexandre Coffre
Written by
Yoann Gromb, Laurent Zeitoun, Alexandre Coffre
Starring
Valérie Bonneton, Dany Boon, Denis Ménochet, Bérangère McNeese, Albert Delpy, Constance Dollé, Malik Bentalha, Myriam Azencot
Cinematography
Pierre Cottereau
Runtime
92 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
Greek, French, Albanian

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