The Slap

A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Jean Douléan

Annie Girardot

as Hélène Douléan

Isabelle Adjani

as Isabelle Douléan

Nicole Courcel

as Madeleine

Francis Perrin

as Marc Morillon

Jacques Spiesser

as Rémy Abeillé

Michel Aumont

as Charvin

Robert Hardy

as Robert Dickinson

Nathalie Baye

as Christine Abeillé

Xavier Gélin

as Xavier

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