Comedy Drama
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
Directed by
Jean Becker
Written by
Guillaume Laurant, Jean Becker, Jean Cosmos
Benoît Magimel
Emile Bailleul
Michael Hanemann
Sergeant
Manfred Andrae
Major
Cédric Weber
Orderly
Alexander Held
SS officer
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Plaisance
André Dussollier
André Designy
Isabelle Candelier
Louise, Jacques' wife
Suzanne Flon
Marie Gerbier
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Pouzay
Damien Jouillerot
Lucien, Jacques's son
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Sergeant at the station
Christian Koerner
Otto
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Emile's daughter in 1944
Karl Jürgen Sihler
SS interpreter
Victor Garrivier
Félix Gerbier
Michel Cordes
Boss of the shooting
Nina-Paloma Polly
Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Oliver Stern
Referral sentry
Markus Fennert
Fritz
Solène Chavanne
Suzy
Jean-Claude Durand
Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Jacques Giraud
Station master
Bernard Collins
Bernd
Maxime Fouard
Paulo
Romain Provvedi
Maurice
Juliette Delfau
Girl at the village hall
Romaine Friess
Girl at the village hall
Gilles Jacquet
Rural warden
Rémi Thiberge
Karl

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