117 minutes – Comedy-Drama, French language
Festival release date: May 15, 2019 (Cannes)
Release date: June 7, 2019 (Québec)
Production company: MetaFilm
Canadian distributor: Les films Séville
Sophia, a young and brilliant unemployed graduate, lives with her brother Karim. Their tight relationship is put to the test when Karim, an inveterate womanizer, falls head over heels in love with Eloïse, Sophia’s gynecologist… La Femme de Mon Frère was selected to open the Un Certain Regard program at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It is the first feature film from actor-writer-director Monia Chokri.
Also titled A Brother’s Love.
Sylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
Monia Chokri
Michel Merkt
Josée Deshaies
Monia Chokri
Justine Gauthier
Olivier Alary
Éric Barbeau
Patricia McNeil
Evelyne Brochu
Magalie Lépine Blondeau
Sasson Gabai
Niels Schneider
Kimberly Laferriere
Mylène Mackay
Jocelyne Zucco
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
Micheline Bernard
Patrick Hivon
Paul Savoie
Noah Parker
Marie Brassard
Mani Soleymanlou
Carmen Sylvestre
Joëlle Paré-Beaulieu
Maurice de Kinder
Amélie Dallaire
Eloïse
Anabelle Lajoie
Hichem
Alex
Julia
Emilie
Gisèle
Sophia
Lucie
Karim
Paul Sauveur
Steeve Caron
Lise Poitras
Jasmin
Francine
Catherine
Gilles St-Jacques
Mireille
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