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Half-Sister

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After her mother dies, a mentally impaired woman (Josiane Balasko) tracks down her uptight half-brother (Michel Blanc). Although he turns her away at first, an accidental dose of Ecstasy changes his mind.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Feb 6, 2014
Bouncing from one ridiculous scene to another - see Nnette stumble into a rave, flood a hotel room and repair Paul's relationship with his estranged son! - this sickly sweet concoction sets your teeth on edge. Go to Full Review Mark Jenkins NPR Feb 6, 2014
Sweet but silly, Demi-Soeur leaves plot strands flapping as it romps to a hasty conclusion. Go to Full Review Jordan Hoffman New York Daily News Feb 6, 2014
3/5
In the end, you've got to have a heart harder than a tortoise shell not get a little misty. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Radio Feb 9, 2014
Part Chaplin, part Fellini's La Strada. And a lunatic but respectful adventure of a mentally challenged woman, navigating the far from normal world around her. In a film about failing to see or acknowledge the disabled, and how they enrich our world. Go to Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Feb 5, 2014
Demi-Soeur has so clean and clear an arc that it takes no imagination to see where it's all going. But so what? Nice is nice for a change. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Oct 26, 2013 Balasko en service commande pour France Television livre une comedie lissee indigne du Splendide et d'une mievrerie degoulinante qui fait oublier Gazon Maudit. Mais ce qui sidere avant tout, c'est son interpretation horripilante de son personnage de simplette. On concoit vaguement le challenge induit par le role, mais on est clairement a mille lieues de Forrest Gump ou autre Rain Man. Le resultat est miserable et hautement representatif des degats occasionnes par la toute puissance de nos chaines dans la production nationale... See more Oct 15, 2013 Une démonstration des risques que peuvent faire courir les gens aux capacités mentales réduites. See more Oct 10, 2013 Émouvant mais un peu fade. Se regarde bien à la télé. See more Jun 22, 2013 Juste il faut dire que les acteurs sont très bon, c'est juste un très mauvais film, mal mis en scène et sans réel idée. Je perds espoir pour le cinéma français lorsque je sors de salle en ayant vu une oeuvre pareil. See more Read all reviews
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Josiane Balasko

Director

Josiane Balasko

Nénette

Michel Blanc

Paul

Brigitte Roüan

Véronique

Françoise Lépine

Françoise

George Aguilar

Silver

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Synopsis After her mother dies, a mentally impaired woman (Josiane Balasko) tracks down her uptight half-brother (Michel Blanc). Although he turns her away at first, an accidental dose of Ecstasy changes his mind.
Director
Josiane Balasko
Producer
Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Josiane Balasko
Screenwriter
Josiane Balasko, Franck Le Joseph
Distributor
Rialto Pictures
Production Co
Josy Films, LGM Productions, StudioCanal
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 2014, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$634
Runtime
1h 26m
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