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Real Love (2018)

Real Love poster
Original title
C'est ça l'amour
Directed by
Claire Burger
Genre
drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
14
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A divorced father in his fifties tries to reconnect with his two teenage daughters after his wife leaves him. The story follows their halting attempts to understand each other and find a new family balance.

gentlewarmlow-keyintimatehumaneslightly melancholyobservational

What happens

Real Love (French: C'est ça l'amour) is a 2018 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Claire Burger. It stars Bouli Lanners as Mario Messina and Justine Lacroix and Sarah Henochsberg as her daughters, Frida and Nick. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Queer Lion. At the 10th Magritte Awards, Real Love won in the category of Best Actor for Bouli Lanners. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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