Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Léo Shepherd
Guillaume Depardieu
Paul
Sylvie Testud
Virginia
Julien Boisselier
Arthur
Hiam Abbass
Salma
Frédéric Polier
André
Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux
Paul à 8 ans
Pippa Schallier
Virginia à 11 ans
Noémie Kocher
Marthe
Johanna Mohs
Pippi
Jacques Frantz
Antoine Levy
Karina Aktouf
Paul's fiancée
Roberto Bestazzoni
Policeman
Manuela Biedermann
Hospital Nurse
Marc Brunet
Policeman
Martin Forsström
Sailor
Stefan Kollmuss
Swiss Gendarme
Manuel Tadros
M. Azouz
Richard Ulfsäter
Sailor
Urs Peter Halter
Hospital Doctor
Gregory Terlecki
Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited)
Crew
Jacob Berger
Director, Writer
Ed Radtke
Writer
Pascal Barollier
Writer
Cathy Chamorey
Editor
Pascal Marti
Director of Photography
Patrick Bordier
Executive Producer
Jason Piette
Co-Executive Producer
Michael Cowan
Co-Executive Producer
David Rogers
Co-Executive Producer
Jean-Pierre Guérin
Producer
Gérard Depardieu
Producer
Alex Marshall
Associate Producer
Ruth Waldburger
Co-Producer
Jonathan Vanger
Co-Producer
Claude Léger
Co-Producer
Pierre Allard
Production Design
Kay Brown
Production Design, Art Direction
Ivan Niclass
Production Design
Frédéric J. Lozet
Post Production Supervisor
Nicolas Ronchi
Casting
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Kay Devanthey Giovannoni
Costume Design
Sylvie Leray
Key Hair Stylist
Gaétan Landry
Hairstylist
Turid Follvik
Key Makeup Artist
Joan Patricia Parris
Makeup Artist
Ben Wilkins
Sound Editor
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Ben Barker
Foley Editor
Fabrice Herbet
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer
Nadine Petit Clerc
Set Decoration
