A Better Life (2011)
Une vie meilleure (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 50min
- Drama
- 18 Nov 2011 (Canada)
- Movie
- 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
Guillaume Canet | ... |
Yann Lorant
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Leïla Bekhti | ... |
Nadia Gorani
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Slimane Khettabi | ... |
Slimane Gorani
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Abraham Belaga | ... |
Le marchand de sommeil
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Nicolas Abraham | ... |
L'entrepreneur
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François Favrat | ... |
Le banquier
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Brigitte Sy | ... |
La femme bénévole surendettement
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Fayçal Safi | ... |
L'acolyte du marchand de sommeil
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Annabelle Lengronne | ... |
La voisine de Yann
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Valérie Even | ... |
La femme du restaurant en Vendée
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Daria Kapralska | ... |
La fille du restaurant en Vendée
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Yann Andrieu | ... |
Le copain en Vendée
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Atika Taoualit | ... |
L'assistance sociale au Collège
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Arnaud Ducret | ... |
Patron Nadia
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Adou Khan | ... |
Vigile magasin chaussures de sport
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Serkan Oba | ... |
Homme cantine
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Alimata Camara | ... |
Femme cantine
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Fatsah Bouyahmed | ... |
Intendant cantine
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Michèle Durepairt | ... |
Vendeuse de crêpes
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Philippe Viaud | ... |
Le marin pêcheur
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Philippe Tlokinski | ... |
Gars bar Vendée 1
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Florian Westerhoff | ... |
Gars bar Vendée 2
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Jeremias Nussbaum | ... |
Gars bar Vendée 3
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Sekou Kone | ... |
Voisin Yann
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Julien Lucas | ... |
Nouveau gérant
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Andrew Isar | ... |
Policier aéroport
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Mélissa Magana | ... |
Fille Consuelo
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Ana Aguilar | ... |
Consuelo
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Guy F. Pilotte | ... |
Chauffeur autobus
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Claudia Jurt | ... |
Gardienne de prison
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Dan Demarbre | ... |
Gardien de prison
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Marilyn Schiavo | ... |
Femme chambre d'hôte
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Sheryl Scott | ... |
Patronne snack-bar
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Jimmy Kolios | ... |
Patron restaurant
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Xavier Lièvre |
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Camélia Roidot |
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Baptiste Lamaison |
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Naym Bani |
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Olivia Mabounga |
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Nastasia Berrezaie |
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Laurentine Milebo |
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Jackson Silverio |
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Daniel Brunelle |
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Yvonne Jeffrey |
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Maria Eugenia Betancur |
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Jordan Esteban Rodriguez |
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Emily Burley | ... |
Actress
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Adama Bathily | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Line Boutin | ... |
Passagère dans l'autobus (uncredited)
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Paul Finnigan | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Daren Sullivan | ... |
Restaurant guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Cédric Kahn |
Written by
Catherine Paillé | ... | (scenario) & |
Cédric Kahn | ... | (scenario) |
Philippe Routier | ... | (novel "Pour une vie plus douce") |
Produced by
Kristina Larsen | ... | producer |
Daniel Louis | ... | co-producer |
Denise Robert | ... | co-producer |
Gilles Sandoz | ... | producer |
Music by
Kim Gaboury | ... | (as Akido) |
Cinematography by
Pascal Marti | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Simon Jacquet |
Editorial Department
Niels Barroin | ... | assistant colorist |
Aude Humblet | ... | colorist |
David Magalhaes | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
Casting By
Antoine Carrard |
Production Design by
François Abelanet | ||
Emmanuel Frechette |
Art Direction by
Olivier Puyrenier |
Set Decoration by
Sabine Delouvrier | ||
Patrick Gilbert |
Costume Design by
Nathalie Raoul |
Makeup Department
Gérald Portenart | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
Aude Cathelin | ... | production manager |
Marie Darel | ... | post-production manager |
Capucine Grelardon | ... | assistant unit manager |
Adrien Scolan | ... | assistant unit manager |
Anaïs Subra | ... | unit manager |
Marine Thurot | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Denis Kralj | ... | assistant director: location |
Valérie Mégard | ... | first assistant director |
Rita Rego | ... | location scout |
Matthieu Röhrer | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Fabrice Bouchelet | ... | art department crew |
Louis Cyr | ... | assistant art director: Canada |
Marc Jeannel | ... | carpenter |
Bruno Lefebvre | ... | property master |
Dorian Maloine | ... | assistant art director |
Léa Philippon | ... | set designer |
Olivier Puyrenier | ... | painter |
Jean-Baptiste Rodet | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
Sylvain Bellemare | ... | sound designer/sound supervisor |
Damien Boitel | ... | assistant sound editor |
Jo Caron | ... | foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron) |
Olivier Dô Hùu | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sylvie Fortin | ... | adr editor |
Marie-Claude Gagné | ... | sound designer |
Marie-Christine Hébert | ... | foley assistant |
Alain Lévy | ... | post-synchronisation |
Olivier Mauvezin | ... | sound |
Antoine Mercier | ... | sound assistant |
Fanny Weinzaepflen | ... | boom operator: post-synchronisation |
Special Effects by
Max Garnier | ... | special effects technician |
François Philippi | ... | special effects supervisor |
Charles-Axel Vollard | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Audrey Kleinclaus | ... | visual effects coordinator: Eclairgroup |
Stunts
Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
Michel Carliez | ... | stunt and fight coordinator |
Vincent Gatinaud | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Damien Auriol | ... | key grip |
Pierre Bonnet | ... | gaffer |
Philippe Canu | ... | grip |
Mathieu Caudroy | ... | steadicam operator |
Daniel Chrétien Jr. | ... | best boy electric: Montreal |
Daniel Chrétien | ... | gaffer: Montreal |
David Dinel | ... | key grip |
Mostefa Djebbari | ... | electrician |
Chloé Fassio | ... | assistant camera |
Jean-Baptiste Félix | ... | electrician |
Baptiste Imbert | ... | electrician |
Damien Jousselin | ... | electrician |
Jean-Claude Moireau | ... | still photographer |
Giovanni Quéné | ... | grip |
Jan Thijs | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
Kate Adams | ... | extras casting |
Julie Breton | ... | location casting |
Marjolaine Grandjean | ... | extras casting |
Patricia Guyotte | ... | casting / casting: children / extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mahemiti Deregnaucourt | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Patricia Durocher | ... | location manager |
Transportation Department
David Fafard | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
Marguerite Blank | ... | production administrator |
Thierry Desjours | ... | financial manager |
Geoffroy Hassoun | ... | stage manager |
Serge Hayat | ... | equity provider |
Charles-Edouard Renault | ... | legal counsel |
Fabrice Touze | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Lendemain
- Cinémaginaire Inc. (co-production)
- Maia Cinema (co-production)
- Mars Films (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Centre Images - Région Centre (support)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)
- Soficinéma 7 Développement (in association with)
- Soficinéma 7 (in association with)
- Banque Postale Image 4 (in association with)
- Sofica Manon (in association with)
- Cinémage 5 (in association with)
- Téléfilm Canada (financial support)
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (financial support)
- Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision
- Crédit d'Impôt pour film ou vidéo canadien
Distributors
- Calinos Films (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- M3 Film (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Mars Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Distribution (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pandora (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Atalanta Filmes (2012) (Portugal)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2014) (Greece) (DVD)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- UFA Video (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Cinésyl (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Yann (Guillaume Canet) and Nadia (Leïla Bekhti) fall in love. Nadia has acquired a crumbling building in a Paris suburb and the couple decide to renovate it to launch a restaurant. But things turn upside down, high financing costs make things difficult, and Nadia, has to accept a temporary work opportunity in Montreal to pitch in with extra money. She has to leave her son Slimane (Slimane Khettabi) to Yann. Things get even worse when Nadia disappears without a trace.[1] Yann has to sell the building at a low price, not enough to pay all his debts, and has to move with Slimane from his nearby caravan to an unattractive room, which he rents from the buyer. He robs the man and travels with Slimane to Canada. He finds Nadia, she is in custody. He comes to the prison but at first she refuses to accept the visit. The next day she allows him to visit her but to Slimane's regret she refuses to see him, out of shame. She is there for drug possession, but she is innocent. The next time she allows Yann to visit her with Slimane. Written by wikipedia |
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Budget | EUR5,800,000 (estimated) |