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An aging movie star bonds with his minder despite having apparently little in common in this supremely well-performed French feature debut.
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Running time: Running time: 95 MIN.
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At a table in his house, Georges, an aging movie star with a reputation for uninsurable off-set shenanigans played in a staggering coup of against-type casting by Gérard Depardieu is running lines with his private security guard Aïssa (“Divines” breakout Déborah Lukumuena). While they rehearse, Georges cracks walnuts under heavy whomps from his meaty fist; Aïssa barely flicks a brow in response but her alarmed amusement is palpable. This funny little scene is Constance Meyer’s charming, refreshingly un-sappy odd-couple
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