The Child Who Measured the World
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The Child Who Measured the World

5.5 / 10 2024 1h 44mNR French
Drama

Storyline

Alexandre Varda, a powerful property developer of Greek origin, finds his life suddenly turned upside down. On the same day, he is sacked by his sharhold- ers and learns of the death of his daughter, whom he has not seen for 12 years. When he arrives in Greece the next day to repatriate the body, he also discovers that he is the grandfather of a 9-year-old boy with autistic syndrome...

Cast & Crew

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Alexandre Varda

Lead
Maria Apostolakea

Maria Apostolakea

Maria 'Maraki' Economou

Fotinì Peluso

Fotinì Peluso

Theofania Reppa

Raphael Brottier

Raphael Brottier

Yannis Varda

Anna Tzanakaki

Anna Tzanakaki

Elena Bratopoulou

Stathis Kokkoris

Stathis Kokkoris

Andreas Manos

Panos Kranidiotis

Panos Kranidiotis

Constantin Makropoulos

Metin Arditi

Metin Arditi

Père Kosmas

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takis Candilis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Child Who Measured the World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker