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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)

The Great Man
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Length 1h47
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Rating68% 3.41873.41873.41873.41873.4187

The 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)
And :
Guillaume Verdier
Adrien Michaux
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