Un début prometteur

Sunday, October 9, at 8.30 PM ET on TV5MONDE.

After another period in rehab, Martin, a disillusioned writer in his forties, returns to stay with his father. There, his 16-year-old brother Gabriel tells him he's met the woman of his dreams! Keen to spare him the pain of love, Martin does everything possible to discourage him.

"Un début prometteur est une jolie farce désenchantée et ses personnages attachants" - Télé 2 Semaines

"Cette comédie tendre-amère, à la réalisation stylée, est portée par des dialogues plein d’humour et des situations cocasses." - Le Journal du Dimanche

Directed by: Emma Luchini (France/Belgium, 2014)
Cast: Manu Payet (Martin Vauvel), Veerle Baetens (Mathilde Carmain), Zacharie Chasseriaud (Gabriel Vauvel), Fabrice Luchini (Francis Vauvel), Jean-Michel Balthazar (Pierre), Fred Scotlande (Xavier), Émilie Gavois-Kahn (the pharmacist)
Genre: Comedy drama
Awards: Official selection (Angoulême 2015), Best actress (Magritte 2016)
Parental guidance: TV-PG
Running time : 95'