ADOPT A DADDY
synopsis
Damien and his sister Melanie lived a happy childhood, yet shaken by the constant battles led by their militant parents. After the sudden death of their mother, the rebellious spark of the family went off. 20 years later, Damien is an educator in primary school. When one paperless kid is about to be expelled out of the country with his mother, he decides to tell the authorities he is the father. Soon he convinces his sister, now a fierce delusioned lawyer, and his best friend Rudy to join the fight. Together, they will do anything to help kids from being sent back in their dangerous countries, eve if it means adopting many more...
international title: | Adopt a Daddy |
original title: | Damien veut changer le monde |
country: | France |
sales agent: | WTFilms |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Xavier De Choudens |
film run: | 96' |
release date: | FR 6/03/2019, BE 6/03/2019, CH 13/03/2019 |
screenplay: | Xavier De Choudens, Charly Delwart |
cast: | Franck Gastambide, Melisa Sözen, Camille Lellouche, Gringe, Youssef Hajdi, Jessim Kas, Patrick Chesnais, Liliane Rovère, Bass Dhem, Remy Adriaens, Ayumi Roux |
cinematography by: | Pierre Aïm |
film editing: | Sophie Reine |
art director: | Christophe Couzon |
costumes designer: | Alice Cambournac |
music: | Sébastien Schuller |
producer: | Muriel Meynard, Marc Bordure |
production: | Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, France 3 Cinéma, C8 Films |
backing: | Sofica Manon (FR), Sofitvcine (FR), Indéfilms (FR), Cinémage (FR) |
distributor: | Apollo Films Distribution, Athena Films, JMH Distribution |