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Maddened by His Absence (2012)

Maddened by His Absence poster
Original title
J'enrage de son absence
Directed by
Sandrine Bonnaire
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man struggles to reconnect with his young son years after a family tragedy drove them apart. The story follows his difficult attempts to rebuild a relationship with the boy while facing the anger and pain of those around him.

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What happens

Maddened by His Absence (also titled J’enrage de son absence) is a 2012 drama film written by Sandrine Bonnaire and Jerome Tonnerre, directed by Bonnaire and starring William Hurt, Alexandra Lamy and Augustin Legrand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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