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THE SWEET ESCAPE

COMME UN AVION

By Bruno PODALYDES

FILMLADEN GMBH - as DISTR Theatrical, AUSTRIA

Comedy - Completed 2015

A mid-life crisis propels graphic designer Michel into a newfound passion for kayaking and a pastoral adventure sparkling with good
humour and lighthearted charm.

- Year of production
- 2015
- Genres
- Comedy
- Countries
- FRANCE
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Duration
- 105 mn
- Director(s)
- Bruno PODALYDES
- Writer(s)
- Bruno PODALYDES
- Cast
- Bruno PODALYDES, Agnes JAOUI, Sandrine KIBERLAIN, Vimala PONS, Denis PODALYDÈS, Michel VUILLERMOZ
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-B73F-0000-9-0000-0000-A
- EIDR
- 10.5240/5157-9758-731C-ACFC-D7F6-X
- Producer(s)
- Thibault MATTEI (why not productions)
- Synopsis
- Middle-aged graphic design company manager Michel loves planes. Day and night - in the shower, at work, riding his scooter – he dreams of life as an airborne explorer. Then one day a photograph stops him dead in his tracks. Kayaks - they could almost be planes, planes without wings. Seized by a sudden crazy impulse, Michel orders the whole package online: canoe, paddles... everything he needs for an expedition. His wife Rachelle encourages him to set out alone on his escapade. So what if he's never rowed a boat in his life?
  Adventure is adventure!
  His big trip on the water turns out to be full of surprises and unexpected encounters: Laetitia, the owner of a riverside bar, her crazy employees, the young waitress Mila - after a night in their company, Michel finds it very hard to leave...
  After Park Benches and Granny’s Funeral, Bruno Podalydès returns with a pastoral adventure sparkling with good humor and lighthearted charm.