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Looking for Hortense

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Damien is a professor of Chinese civilization who lives with his wife, Iva, a theater director, and their son Noé. Their love is mired in a mountain of routine and disenchantment. To help keep Zorica from getting deported, Iva gets Damien to promise he’ll go to his father, a state department official, for help. But Damien and his father have a distant and cool relationship. And this mission is a risky business which will send Damien spiraling downward and over the edge...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$3465020

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

05 September 2012

Country

France

Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Damien

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Iva

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Aurore

Marin Orcand Tourres

Marin Orcand Tourres

Noé

Arthur Igual

Arthur Igual

Antoine

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Lobatch

Masahiro Kashiwagi

Masahiro Kashiwagi

Satoshi

Jérôme Beaujour

Jérôme Beaujour

Campuche

Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot

Kévadian

Iliana Lolic

Iliana Lolic

Vera

Francis Leplay

Francis Leplay

Marco

Philippe Duclos

Philippe Duclos

Henri H

Joséphine Derenne

Joséphine Derenne

Blandine Hauer

Agathe Bonitzer

Agathe Bonitzer

Laetitia

Francis Veron

Francis Veron

Le Policier n°2

Georges Martin Censier

Georges Martin Censier

Le PDG

Stanislas Stanic

Stanislas Stanic

Marek

Jean-Laurent Bourel

Jean-Laurent Bourel

Le chef de rang La Sirène

Angeli Hucher de Barros

Angeli Hucher de Barros

Le Chauffeur de taxi

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

Sébastien Hauer

François Regnault

François Regnault

Self (uncredited)

David Ravet

David Ravet

Un voyageur (uncredited)

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