''Mes héros'' () is a 2012 French comedy-drama directed by Éric Besnard.

Plot

Maxime is the overwhelmed boss of an ambulance company. Deceived by his wife, he refuses to forgive her, then learns that his mother Olga, a woman of strong character who refuses submission and to accept the world as it is, is in custody after defending another woman in a brawl. He travels to Bordeaux to get her out of jail. Olga tells Maxime that his father Jacques' medical reports are not looking good. On the way back home, Olga diverts the route to rescue the black boy Tiemoko, son of an African deportee without papers, to hide in their home away from authorities. Maxime takes the opportunity to spend a few days with his parents, away from his occupational and marital troubles. Despite the quarrels of his parents, he sees his mother's concern for his father, who is jovial & enjoys good wine and cigarettes banned by his wife, & wishes for the same in his own marriage. The son rediscovers the feelings of love and generosity between his parents, his "heroes" who provide a model with which to overcome his own problems. The small Tiemoko just cements this family relations.

Cast

* Josiane Balasko as Olga *

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Cl ...

as Jacques *

Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac (born 16 August 1968) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14. He made his debut ...

as Maxime * Pierre Richard as Jean * Ibrahim Burama Darboe as Tiemoko * Anne Charrier as Stéphanie * Michelle Goddet as Nicole * Magaly Berdy as Sally * Michel Masiero as Roger * Constance Dollé as Isabelle *

Sarah Suco Sarah Suco (born in April 1981) is a French actress.https://www.lefigaro.fr/theatre/2013/06/20/03003-20130620ARTFIG00680--l-entreprise-a-succes-de-palmade.php Filmography Sarah is also a director. She's released The Dazzled (Les Éblouis Th ...

as The waitress

Production

This movie is the reunion between the two members of

Le Splendid Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur in Neu ...

, Josiane Balasko and

References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Éric Besnard 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub