Le fils du Français

1999
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

355

YOUR RATING

Adventure Comedy Family

Benjamin, 9, has lived with his paternal grandmother since the death of his mother. He decides to join his father, Christian, gold prospector in Brazil, accompanied by his two grandmothers w... Read allBenjamin, 9, has lived with his paternal grandmother since the death of his mother. He decides to join his father, Christian, gold prospector in Brazil, accompanied by his two grandmothers who hate each other.Benjamin, 9, has lived with his paternal grandmother since the death of his mother. He decides to join his father, Christian, gold prospector in Brazil, accompanied by his two grandmothers who hate each other.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

355

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Final film of Virgínia Gil.

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Refreshing

As expected from a French movie, there is so much of the unexpected here. You have the mafia style shootouts, gangsters with drugs and pistols everywhere right before or after the comedy cuts, not to mention the family/human relationships drama sprinkled along the lines. At one point, you even think this is part of an adventure flick with the wilderness and tribal lifestyle portraits of the Amazon. It can be said that the plot is ridiculously absurd that it is brilliant in its own way. I was hoping to see an easy- brainless- family- feud- comedy for a Saturday night but this movie turned out more dimensional than your typical Hollywood force-feeding laughters nowadays, which is good, right?

All in all, the story is complex right through the end and it was an enjoyable watch.