Léolo
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Léolo

Growing Up Can Be Painfully Funny.

7.2 / 10 1992 1h 47mNR French
ComedyDramaFantasy

Storyline

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Cast & Crew

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Narrator (voice)

Lead
Maxime Collin

Maxime Collin

Léolo

Ginette Reno

Ginette Reno

Mother

Julien Guiomar

Julien Guiomar

Grandfather

Giuditta Del Vecchio

Giuditta Del Vecchio

Bianca

Andrée Lachapelle

Andrée Lachapelle

Psychiatrist

Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Director

Germain Houde

Germain Houde

Teacher

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Claude Lauzon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Léolo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker