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Mes héros (2012)

Mes héros poster
Directed by
Éric Besnard
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
6
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stressed businessman goes to Bordeaux to bail his mother out of jail. He stays with his parents and sees how they handle their own troubles with love. He begins to learn from their example.

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What happens

Mes héros (lit. 'My heroes') is a 2012 French comedy-drama film, directed by Éric Besnard. In the film, a businessman with ongoing occupational and marital troubles travels to Bordeaux to get his mother out of jail. Deciding to stay with his parents for a few days, he notices their loving relationship. He starts viewing his parents as role models on how to deal to overcome his own problems. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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