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Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Listening in to a conversation between his doctor and parents, 10-year-old Oscar learns what nobody has the courage to tell him. He only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to speak to anyone except straight-talking Rose, the lady in pink he meets on the hospital stairs. As Christmas approaches, Rose uses her fantastical experiences as a professional wrestler, her imagination, wit and charm to allow Oscar to live life and love to the full, in the company of his friends Pop Corn, Einstein, Bacon and childhood sweetheart Peggy Blue. Written by American Film Market
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Éric-Emmanuel SchmittDirector
- Éric-Emmanuel SchmittWriter
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Amir Ben AbdelmoumenOscar
- Michèle LaroqueRose
- Max von SydowLe docteur Dusseldorf
- Mylène DemongeotLily, la mère de Rose
- Jérôme KircherLe père d'Oscar
- Amira CasarMadame Gommette
- Constance DolléLa mère d'Oscar
- Benoît BrièreL'annonceur
- Mathilde GoffartPeggy Blue
- Bruno MetzgerLe père de Peggy
- Catherine IsraelLa mère de Peggy
- Thierry NeuvicVictor