May 15, 1996
107 min
Full-HD

A Self-Made Hero (1996)

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.

Category

Drama War Comedy

Country

France

Companies

Alicéléo Cofimage 7 Lumière Studio Images 2 France 3 Cinéma M6 Films Initial Groupe

Mathieu Kassovitz

Albert Dehousse

Anouk Grinberg

Servane

Sandrine Kiberlain

Yvette

Albert Dupontel

Dionnet

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Albert Dehousse (old)

Nadia Barentin

Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife

Bernard Bloch

Ernst

François Chattot

Louvier

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