Why (Not) Brazil?
2004, French. Directed by Laetitia Masson.
A film director, whose career is going downhill, reluctantly decides to adapt an inadaptable best selling novel. Will she succeed or will the book adapt her in the process?
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Laetitia MassonDirector
- Elsa Zylbersteinla réalisatrice Laetitia Masson / Christine
- Bernard Le CoqMaurice Rey, le producteur
- Pierre Arditile pédiatre
- Laetitia MassonSelf
- Daniel AuteuilSelf
- Francis HusterSelf
- Christine AngotSelf
- Alain SardeSelf
- Marc BarbéLouis, le mari / Pierre Louis
- Benjamin BiolaySelf
- Pascal BonitzerSelf
- Ludmila Mikaëlla très belle femme
Details
- Released
- 15 September 2004
- Original title
- Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
- Written by
- Laetitia Masson
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Why (Not) Brazil? runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Why (Not) Brazil? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 September 2004. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Why (Not) Brazil??
Why (Not) Brazil? (2004) was directed by Laetitia Masson and stars Elsa Zylberstein, Bernard Le Coq, Pierre Arditi.