The Grocer's Son
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The Grocer's Son

6.5 / 10 2007 1h 36mNR French
DramaComedy

Storyline

Antoine Sforza, a thirty-year-old young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he more or less reluctantly accepts to come back to replace him in his daily rounds.

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cazalé

Nicolas Cazalé

Antoine

Lead
Clotilde Hesme

Clotilde Hesme

Claire

Daniel Duval

Daniel Duval

Père d’Antoine

Jeanne Goupil

Jeanne Goupil

Mère d’Antoine

Liliane Rovère

Liliane Rovère

Lucienne

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Le Père Clément

Chad Chenouga

Chad Chenouga

Hassan

Benoît Giros

Benoît Giros

Fernand

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Éric Guirado's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Grocer's Son is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker