After breaking up with his Finnish lover, a French Jew (Nicolas Maury) returns home to Paris and the arms of his dysfunctional family right before Passover.
Release Date: January 11th, 2013
DVD Release Date: June 18th, 2013
Not Yet Rated |1 hr 25 min
Plot SummaryAfter breaking up with his Finnish lover, a French Jew (Nicolas Maury) returns home to Paris and the arms of his dysfunctional family right before Passover.
Cast: Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean-François Stévenin, Amira Casar, Clément Sibony, Jarkko Niemi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Aurore Clément
Director: Mikael Buch
Genres: Comedy
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