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Age of Panic

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6.0/10 • 69

2013-09-181h 34m

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May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy new boyfriend, a grumpy lawyer and France cut in half!

Directors
Justine Triet
Writters
Justine Triet
Editors
Justine Triet, Damien Maestraggi

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  1. Laetitia Dosch

    Laetitia Dosch

    Lætitia

  2. Vincent Macaigne

    Vincent Macaigne

    Vincent

  3. Arthur Harari

    Arthur Harari

    Arthur

  4. Virgil Vernier

    Virgil Vernier

    Virgil

  5. Marc-Antoine Vaugeois

    Marc-Antoine Vaugeois

    Marc

  6. Jeane Arra-Bellanger

    Jeane Arra-Bellanger

    Jeane

  7. Liv Harari

    Liv Harari

    Liv

  8. Émilie Brisavoine

    Émilie Brisavoine

    Emilie

  9. Vatsana Sedone

    Vatsana Sedone

    Vatsana, le Voisin

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CinemaSerf

Jul 20, 2024

6/10

I'm afraid that I pretty much hated this from start to finish. Somewhere along the line "Laetitia" (Laetitia Dosch) has managed to have children with "Vincent" (Vincent Macaigne) but that relationship is now completely toxic. She's a reporter and on the weekend of the run-off vote for the Presidency of the Republic is out and about at work whilst he turn up and tries to bully the sitter into giving him access - despite the fact that he's shown up, angry, on the wrong day and she's not there (important conditions of the judicial grant of access he keeps waving around). Next, the kids are taken out into the mêlée where amongst the tens of thousands celebrating François Hollande's victory, yep - he manages to find them again, and yet more histrionics ensue including him thumping a random stranger and ending up in a police station arguing the toss with an irate policeman. Finally - and not a moment too soon - we end up with him at her front door at 2am with his friend "Arthur" (Arthur Harari) posing as his lawyer demanding to see the kids and arguing about the legitimacy of both of their behaviour whilst the kids try to remain asleep. It may well arouse feelings of man-hating from an audience, but frankly neither of these characters were fit to be looking after children and the constant barrage of increasingly vitriolic dialogue began to look more and more contrived. From an acting perspective, the relentlessness of the effort from Macaigne has to be commended - his ability to get under just about anyone's fingernails is remarkable. Dosch doesn't have so much to work with, but her selfish and ambitious persona is no less likeable as the drama crosses the line into repetitive boredom early on and stays firmly ensconced. Sorry - but it's simply a rant, a joyless and implausible rant.

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    French
    Budget
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    Keywords
    woman directordistressing