Synopsis
A charming comedy about going on a rather long walk. Félix is a laid-back guy living in the bleak northern coastal town of Dieppe. He lives happily with his lover Daniel and is a soap opera enthusiast and HIV-positive. After losing his job, Félix decides to find the father he never knew in Marseilles. Agreeing to meet Daniel in the southern port city in a week's time, Félix throws on his backpack and starts hiking. On his way, he discovers that family need not always be connected by blood.
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Cast
- Sami BouajilaFélix
- Pierre-Loup RajotDaniel
- PatachouMathilde Firmin
- Charly FiguiereJules
- Ariane AscarideIsabelle
- Maurice BénichouFisherman
- Christiane MilletPatient in bi-therapy
- Adrien AuziasAntoine
- Philippe GarzianoRailroader
Recommendations
- 80
New Times (L.A.)
A film whose surface charm never gets in the way of its profound seriousness about living life to the fullest -- especially when one knows it isn't going to be a terribly long one. - 80
Los Angeles Times
An odyssey of self-discovery of much charm, humor and admirable subtlety. - 80
Washington Post
This French film has a breezy, documentary air that belies the important issues is raises. - 75
Miami Herald
Although the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Poignant, funny and clear-eyed about some tough topics: homophobia, racism, AIDS. - 60
L.A. Weekly
It would all be too obviously feel-good if Ducastel and Martineau weren't also tuned in to the liberating drift of the open highway and a sharp native humor that adds needed flesh and blood to their walking metaphors. - 50
Austin Chronicle
Yes, this is the stuff of fiction, where individuals can drift in and out of another's life and make extraordinary, unbelievable things happen. - 50
New York Daily News
Perhaps simply discovering a film so dedicated to a different perspective is adventure enough.
