PREVIEW: Bye Bye Morons (15 TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Virginie Efira (An Impossible Love), Albert Dupontel (A Self-Made Hero), Nicolas Marié (You Will Be My Son), Jackie Berroyer (The Roommates Party), Philippe Uchan (The Villain), Bastien Ughetto (In the House), Marilou Aussilloux (Raoul Taburin), Michel Vuillermoz (The Princess of Montpensier), Laurent Stocker (Change of Plans), Kyan Khojandi (Our Futures), Bouli Lanners (All Cats Are Grey), Terry Gilliam (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Albert Dupontel (See You Up There), director, writer; Catherine Bozorgan (The Clink of Ice), producer; Christophe Julien (9-Month Stretch), composer; Alexis Kavyrchine (Memoir of War), cinematographer; Christophe Pinel (The Villain), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Suze (Efira), a 43-year-old hairdresser, finds out that she is seriously ill, and so decides to set out in search of the son she was forced to abandon when she was 15. Along the way, she meets 50-year-old JB (Dupontel) who is undergoing severe burnout, and Mr. Blin (Marié), a blind and overenthusiastic archivist, and together they embark on a city-wide journey to help Suze locate her long-lost child…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The winner of 7 César awards (basically, French Oscars) including Best Picture, director/writer/co-star Albert Dupontel’s comedy is not only funny but extremely endearing with its numerous fun characters and hilarious situations.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD JULY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT ON CURZON HOME CINEMA

 

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