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A Self-Made Hero (1996) · Cineora

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A JACQUES AUDIARD FILM

A Self-Made Hero

19961h 47mMovie

ComedyDramaWar

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 3.6K votes

THE STORY

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.

Funny
Bittersweet
Quirky
War
Identity
Family

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone.

DirectorJacques Audiard

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.9 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Mathieu KassovitzAlbert Dehousse

Anouk GrinbergServane

Sandrine KiberlainYvette

Albert DupontelDionnet

Jean-Louis TrintignantAlbert Dehousse (old)

Nadia BarentinMadame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife

Bernard BlochErnst

François ChattotLouvier

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