Maddened by His Absence (2012)

5.9/10 98 min Drama

Overview

After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.

Cast

William Hurt

Jacques

Alexandra Lamy

Mado

Augustin Legrand

Stéphane

Jalil Mehenni

Paul

Françoise Oriane

Geneviève

Norbert Rutili

Le notaire

Colette Kieffer

La secrétaire

Jean-François Wolff

Le chauffeur

Gilles Soeder

Le chauffeur 2

Jérôme Varanfrain

Employé location de voitures

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