A Loving Father

1h 43min

Drama

Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father.

Production Companies

GMT Productions

DD Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Transfilm

Spice Factory

Great British Films

Enterprise Films

Vega Film

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Léo Shepherd
Pippa Schallier

Pippa Schallier

Virginia à 11 ans
Jacques Frantz

Jacques Frantz

Antoine Levy
Karina Aktouf

Karina Aktouf

Paul's fiancée
Manuela Biedermann

Manuela Biedermann

Hospital Nurse
Marc Brunet

Marc Brunet

Policeman
Stefan Kollmuss

Stefan Kollmuss

Swiss Gendarme
Urs Peter Halter

Urs Peter Halter

Hospital Doctor
Gregory Terlecki

Gregory Terlecki

Nobel prize dignitary (uncredited)

Release date

13th Nov 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français