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A Kid

2016 · 99 min

A quiet, melancholic journey of a stranger navigating grief and rejection in a cold, unfamiliar place.

Directed by
Philippe Lioret
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan
Overview
Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…

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Directed by
Philippe Lioret
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Philippe Lioret
Written by
Philippe Lioret
Starring
Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Patrick Hivon, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Hortense Monsaingeon, Romane Portail
Music
Flemming Nordkrog
Cinematography
Philippe Guilbert
Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada, France
Languages
French, English

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