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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 36%. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,275 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A former porn director, who once elevated the genre with 1960s counter-culture ideals, returns to filmmaking after 20 years, clashing with his producer's hard-core vision. Estranged from his son over the family business, they begin reconnecting as the son embraces political activism, while the director seeks personal renewal.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
82 audience votes
Key crew
- Bertrand BonelloDirector
- Bertrand BonelloWriter
- Bertrand BonelloOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean-Pierre LéaudJacques Laurent
- Jérémie RenierJoseph
- Dominique BlancJeanne
- Alice HouriMonika
- OvidieJenny
- Catherine MouchetOlivia Rochet
- Thibault de MontalembertRichard
- André MarconLouis
- Laurent LucasCarles
- Ségolène SavoffCast
- TitofFranck
- Violetta SanchezPor
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Themes
paris, franceparent child relationshiperoticismlovelustrevolutionaryporn industryporn actressvoyeurismporno