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My Father Saved My Life(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-04-25
70%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
Overview:
Novelist and filmmaker Jose Giovanni turned to the remarkable true story of how his father helped him escape a date with the guillotine for this drama, which is based closely on events from his own life. During World War II, Manu (Vincent Lecoeur, as a character Giovanni modeled after himself) fought with the French Resistance, but near the end of the war he fell into a life of crime, and in 1947, 22-year-old Manu was arrested for his part in a bungled robbery that left a man dead. While Manu did not pull the fatal trigger, he refuses to say who did, since it would mean implicating his uncle, one of the few members of his family who has stood by him; Manu's brother is dead, and he turned his back on his father Joe (Bruno Cremer) years ago. Manu is sentenced to death, and while he protests his innocence, his attempts to escape from prison do little to convince anyone that he's telling the truth.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Movie: My Father Saved My Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bruno Cremer
Joe
Vincent Lecœur
Manu
Rufus
Grinval
Michelle Goddet
Emilie
Nicolas Abraham
Maître Hecquet
Eric Defosse
Manouche
Cédric Chevalme
Barthy
Gabriel Briand
Owner of the bistro
Charlotte Kady
The prostitute
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Overview
Novelist and filmmaker Jose Giovanni turned to the remarkable true story of how his father helped him escape a date with the guillotine for this drama, which is based closely on events from his own life. During World War II, Manu (Vincent Lecoeur, as a character Giovanni modeled after himself) fought with the French Resistance, but near the end of the war he fell into a life of crime, and in 1947, 22-year-old Manu was arrested for his part in a bungled robbery that left a man dead. While Manu did not pull the fatal trigger, he refuses to say who did, since it would mean implicating his uncle, one of the few members of his family who has stood by him; Manu's brother is dead, and he turned his back on his father Joe (Bruno Cremer) years ago. Manu is sentenced to death, and while he protests his innocence, his attempts to escape from prison do little to convince anyone that he's telling the truth.
Release Date
2001-04-25
Average
7
Rating:
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Languages:
Français
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