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Philippe Mars wants to please everyone. He wants to be a good father, a friendly ex-husband, a helpful colleague and an understanding brother. Unfortunately, his little world goes out of its planned orbit. His son becomes a hardcore vegetarian, his daughter a compulsive swot, whilst his sister exhibits giant paintings of their naked parents. At the office he must face the rampages of his mentally unstable colleague Jerôme who one night turns up at his door with a young woman in tow who has just been released from a clinic.
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Philippe Mars wants to please everyone. He wants to be a good father, a friendly ex-husband, a helpful colleague and an understanding brother. Unfortunately, his little world goes out of its planned orbit. His son becomes a hardcore vegetarian, his daughter a compulsive swot, whilst his sister exhibits giant paintings of their naked parents. At the office he must face the rampages of his mentally unstable colleague Jerôme who one night turns up at his door with a young woman in tow who has just been released from a clinic.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Diaphana Films, France 3 Cinéma, Artémis Productions
Cast
Dominik Moll
Director
François Damiens
Philippe Mars
Vincent Macaigne
Jérôme
Veerle Baetens
Chloé
Jeanne Guittet
Sarah Mars
Tom Rivoire
Grégoire Mars
Léa Drucker
Myriam
Michel Aumont
Philippe's Father
Catherine Samie
Philippe's Mother
Gaspard Meier-Chaurand
Clément
Olivia Côte
Fabienne Mars, alias Xanaé
Philippe Laudenbach
Old neighbor
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