Maddened by His Absence (2012)
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start to see each other secretly.
Released: Oct 31, 2012
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: William Hurt, Alexandra Lamy, Augustin Legrand, Jalil Mehenni, Matteo Trevisan, Françoise Oriane
Crew: Sandrine Bonnaire (Director), Svetlana Vaynblat (Editorial Manager), Philippe Guilbert (Director of Photography), Jérôme Tonnerre (Writer), Sandrine Bonnaire (Writer), Alex Verbaere (Associate Producer)