The Happiness of Others (2011)
Overview
Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre left his wife, Louise. At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.263 |
Directed By
Jean-Philippe Pearson
Crew
Jean-Philippe Pearson
Christian Larouche
Jean-Philippe Pearson
Steve Asselin
Yvann Thibaudeau
TOP CAST
Michel Barrette
Jean-Pierre
Louise Portal
Louise
Marc-André Grondin
Sylvain
Julie Le Breton
Évelyne
Germain Houde
Raymond
Ève Duranceau
Marion
Stéphane Breton
Yves
Isabelle Vincent
Brigitte
Normand Daneau
Benoît
Christiane Pasquier
Monique
Laurence Dauphinais
Annie
Claude Despins
Médecin
Bruno Lachapelle
Steve le Maso
Martin Thibaudeau
Masseur
Patrick Baby
Médecin insémination
Xavier Desrochers
Petit Sylvain
Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira
Infirmière
Olivier Cotnoirf
Félix
Romane Dumesnil
Petite Marion
Benoît Laroche
Client guichet
Mathieu Dufresne
Visiteur condo
Solange Alary
Visiteuse condo
Norman Roy
Homme à la pousette
Lenie Scoffié
Femme à la pousette
Alexandre Gagné
Père feux d'artifice
Miro Bedard
Fils feux d'artifice
Gaston Dussault
Vieil homme
Valérie Allard
Gynécologue
Hugo B. Lefort
Homme donneur #1
Frédéric Isaya
Homme donneur #2
Garry Gagnon
Homme donneur #3
Marc-André Boire
Homme donneur #4
Philippe Provencher
Homme donneur #5
François Aubin
Homme à l'arrosoir
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