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The Great Man is a french film of genre Drama directed by Sarah Leonor with Jérémie Rénier
The Great Man (2014)
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Add to a movie listThe Great Man (French: Le Grand Homme) is a 2014 French drama film co-written and directed by Sarah Leonor. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
^ "The Great Man". TIFF. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
Synopsis
Deux amis, Markov, réfugié tchéchène, et Hamilton, légionnaires en Afghanistan, tombent dans une embuscade ; Hamilton est gravement blessé et sauvé par Markov mais ce dernier commet une faute militaire qui lui fait perdre l'obtention de la nationalité française. Retourné à la vie civile, Markov, sans papiers et sans emploi récupère Khadji, son fils âgé de 11 ans qui était confié à des réfugiés illégaux. Hamilton, soigné en France, a obtenu une carte d'identité française, il la prête à Markov pour qu'il puisse trouver un emploi et s'occuper de son fils, mais brusquement il disparait. C'est Hamilton qui va devoir gérer la situation délicate de Khadji.Actors
Jérémie Rénier
(Hamilton / Michaël Hernandez)
Jean-Yves Ruf
(le colonel Lacour)
Miglen Mirtchev
(Johnson)
Michel Klein
(le directeur de l'école)
Sava Lolov
(Dr Arnold)
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