Un singe sur le dos

In the streets of Lille, Francis reminisces about his work, his family, his former life, ruined by alcool. He should have stopped, he should stop, but how ? Francis is a successful car sales assistant, however recently outdone by other employees. His excessive alcohol consumption lets him lose control over his behaviour once in a while in the presence of his family and his friends. His friends are confused, and his wife is afraid and in despair. When he is dismissed, he loses his security. One morning he wakes up in a bar in Bangkok and doesn't know how he got there. Francis has lost everything: his wife, his son, his work, his fortune. With a made up story he obtains money by fraud to get back home again.

Keywords

  • alcohol
  • parenthood

Actors

  • Olivier Perrier
  • Alexandre Carrière
  • Alain Beigel
  • Aristide Demonico
  • Carole Franck
  • Eric Bonicatto
  • Gilles Lellouche
  • Laurence Cordier

Director

  • Jacques Maillot
  • Jacques Maillot

Drama


1h 41min


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FR

France
2009
In the streets of Lille, Francis reminisces about his work, his family, his former life, ruined by alcool. He should have stopped, he should stop, but how ?

In the streets of Lille, Francis reminisces about his work, his family, his former life, ruined by alcool. He should have stopped, he should stop, but how ?


Francis is a successful car sales assistant, however recently outdone by other employees. His excessive alcohol consumption lets him lose control over his behaviour once in a while in the presence of his family and his friends. His friends are confused, and his wife is afraid and in despair. When he is dismissed, he loses his security. One morning he wakes up in a bar in Bangkok and doesn't know how he got there. Francis has lost everything: his wife, his son, his work, his fortune. With a made up story he obtains money by fraud to get back home again.

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