Father & Sons

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at school despite being very smart, and Joseph has secretly quit his job as a doctor and is trying to become a writer. While there is plenty of affection at home, all three are also, clumsily, searching for love...

Cast

Vincent Lacoste

as Joachim

Benoît Poelvoorde

as Joseph

Mathieu Capella

as Ivan

Anaïs Demoustier

as Esther

Patrick d'Assumçao

as Alfred

Antoine de Bary

as Allan

Noémie Lvovsky

as Magalie

India Hair

as La psychologue

Baya Kasmi

as Agathe

Sam Louwyck

as M. Sirkov

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