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Just to Be Sure

2017 · 100 min

A gentle, wry French comedy-drama that ambles through family secrets with warmth and quiet emotional jolts.

Directed by
Carine Tardieu
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
François Damiens, Cécile de France, Alice de Lencquesaing
Overview
Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating Joseph, an endearing old codger he takes a liking to. Just when things look settled, another unexpected “bomb” hits Erwan in the form of Anna, an elusive nymph.

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Directed by
Carine Tardieu
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
François Damiens, Cécile de France, Alice de Lencquesaing
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • parenthood
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Carine Tardieu
Written by
Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc, Raphaële Moussafir, Carine Tardieu
Starring
François Damiens, Cécile de France, Alice de Lencquesaing, André Wilms, Guy Marchand, Estéban, Perrette Souplex, Aylin Mikaelian
Music
Éric Slabiak
Cinematography
Pierre Cottereau
Runtime
100 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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