My Father Saved My Life

Synopsis

Novelist and filmmaker Jose Giovanni turned to the remarkable true story of how his father helped him escape a date with the guillotine for this drama, which is based closely on events from his own life. During World War II, Manu (Vincent Lecoeur, as a character Giovanni modeled after himself) fought with the French Resistance, but near the end of the war he fell into a life of crime, and in 1947, 22-year-old Manu was arrested for his part in a bungled robbery that left a man dead. While Manu did not pull the fatal trigger, he refuses to say who did, since it would mean implicating his uncle, one of the few members of his family who has stood by him; Manu's brother is dead, and he turned his back on his father Joe (Bruno Cremer) years ago. Manu is sentenced to death, and while he protests his innocence, his attempts to escape from prison do little to convince anyone that he's telling the truth.

Main Cast

Bruno Cremer

Joe

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Vincent Lecœur

Manu

Age : 50 | Popularity : 7%

Rufus

Grinval

Age : 81 | Popularity : 11%

Michelle Goddet

Emilie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Nicolas Abraham

Maître Hecquet

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Maria Pitarresi

Doriane Teneraux

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eric Defosse

Manouche

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Cédric Chevalme

Barthy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	José Giovanni
Department	Role	Name

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