Paternal
2024, French. Directed by Ronan Tronchot.
In a small town in central France, Simon is a priest devoted to his parish. During a mass, Louise, whom he hadn’t seen since his seminary years ago, reappears. She introduces him to Aloé, an 11-year-old child, who is his son. This news will disrupt his daily life: can he be a good priest for his parishioners and a good father for his child? Simon will try to convince the highest authorities of the Church that his vocation is compatible with paternal love.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Ronan TronchotDirector
- Grégory GadeboisSimon
- Géraldine NakacheLouise
- Lyes SalemAmine
- Anton AlluinAloé
- Jacques BoudetMonseigneur Guillaume
- Noam MorgenszternPère Erwann
- Françoise LebrunRozenn
- Sarah PachoudMarion
- Daniel TarrareLe professeur de théologie
- Christophe TekLe médecin
- Bruno Le MillinVicaire général
- Gaïa WarnantLa jeune mère
Details
- Released
- 27 March 2024
- Original title
- Paternel
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Ronan Tronchot, Ludovic du Clary
- Budget
- $1.2M
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Paternal runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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If you liked Paternal, try Declaration of War, Out of Control, The Minister.
Who directed Paternal?
Paternal (2024) was directed by Ronan Tronchot and stars Grégory Gadebois, Géraldine Nakache, Lyes Salem.