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A Spot of Bother

Une Petite Zone de Turbulences

FEATURE FILM 108'
Comedy

Based on the novel "A Spot of Bother" by Mark Haddon (Haddon also wrote "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”)
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Directed by

Alfred Lot (A Spot of Bother, Melody's Smile)

Starring

Michel Blanc (CĂ©sar award - Best supporting actor for The Minister, The Witnesses, Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor for Menage)
Miou-Miou (The Concert, Dumped, The Science of Sleep)
Gilles Lellouche (Sink or Swim, C'est la vie!, The Connection)
MĂ©lanie Doutey (The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp, The Flower of Evil)

Production

Yves Marmion / UGC YM

2009 / Original language: French / Color / Dolby SR SRD

Jean-Paul, recently retired, is a hypochondriac… Anne, his wife, is cheating on him with a former office colleague… His daughter Cathie, divorced and mother of a five-year-old son, lives with Philippe, a "fine" young man whom Mathieu, Cathie's gay brother, calls the "retard".
After Jean-Paul discovers a small spot on his hip, the family balance literally implodes. Cathie announces that she's marrying "the retard", Mathieu gets dumped after his hesitation to invite his lover to Cathie's wedding, and Jean-Paul accidentally learns that Anne, his wife, is cheating on him.
Arguments, settling of scores, insults… Jean-Paul, Anne, Cathie, Mathieu and Philippe are spared nothing! And together cross through a small zone of turbulence…

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“A brilliant display of razor-sharp dialogs, perfectly delivered by Michel Blanc”
“A four-star cast”
“An unpretentious film, brimming with pleasure”
Studio Cinelive

“Quality entertainment, carried by Michel Blanc”
Version Femina

“The film broaches serious topics with great humor, thanks mainly to the cast’s performances and the terrific dialogs"
Madame Figaro

“off the wall characters caught in an emotional tsunami”
Le Figaro