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Every Other Weekend (1990)

Every Other Weekend poster
Original title
Un week-end sur deux
Directed by
Nicole Garcia
Genre
drama film, comedy film, road movie
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A divorced mother struggles to connect with her two children during her allotted custody weekends. The film follows her efforts to rebuild their relationship during a road trip.

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What happens

Every Other Weekend (French: Un week-end sur deux) is a 1990 French drama film written and directed by Nicole Garcia. It marked the directorial debut of Garcia. It premiered out of competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for two César Award, for best debut film and for best actress (to Nathalie Baye). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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