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Bye Bye Morons

2020 · 87 min

A whirlwind of absurd chases and tender melancholy, balancing slapstick with a poignant search for connection and meaning.

Directed by: Albert Dupontel
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié

Overview: When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.

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Directed by: Albert Dupontel
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
death
isolation
redemption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Albert Dupontel
Written by: Albert Dupontel
Starring: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Uchan, Bastien Ughetto, Marilou Aussilloux, Michel Vuillermoz
Music: Christophe Julien
Cinematography: Alexis Kavyrchine
Runtime: 87 min
Country: France
Languages: English, French

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