Parasite
2019 · Comedy · Thriller
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Film / 2018
Sink or Swim
Directed by
Gilles Lellouche
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
The story
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
Cast
Mathieu AmalricBertrand
Guillaume CanetLaurent
Benoît PoelvoordeMarcus
Jean-Hugues AngladeSimon
Virginie EfiraDelphine
Leïla BekhtiAmanda
Marina FoïsClaire
Philippe KaterineThierry
Félix MoatiJohn
Alban IvanovBasile
Balasingham ThamilchelvanAvanish
Jonathan ZaccaïThibault
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Mélanie DouteyClem
Noée AbitaLola
Claire NadeauLaurent's mother
Caroline GrantBertrand's daughter
Guillaume Cloud-RousselSon of Bertrand
Mathieu TorlotingRomain, son of Laurent
Arno FefferRoadie, Simon's manager
Erika SainteDiane, Laurent's wife
Vincent DarmuzeyNicolas, employee of Piscin'Love
Virgile BramlyDelphine's companion
Karim AddaHost of the Gala
Élodie HesmeMarcus's lover
Xavier AlcanSpeech therapist
Stéphane RouabahSupermarket security guard
Sami ZitouniSupermarket security guard
Vincent VarinierMunicipal policeman
Pierre PirolBenoit Jacquot
Xavier ClaudonRefectory employee
Ibrahim KomaSwimming pool technician
Claire ContyBertrand's neighbor
Sam LelloucheJean-Luc's colleague
Édouard RerolleBoyfriend of Bertrand's son
Charlotte LevyGirl with glasses
Maximilien PoulleinChampionship announcer
Fiorella CampanellaGirl who says "I never loved you"
Alexandre CourtesHusband of the couple of friends
Emma PhilippeWife of the couple of friends
Hervé ColombelAlcoholic Anonymous
Roselyne GeslotAlcoholic Anonymous
John FaySwimmer
Jean-Philippe FranquevilleSwimmer
Tom GodefroySwimmer
Sam ChemoulBertrand's son's friend (uncredited)
Angélique MeynsHostess (uncredited)
Michèle ClémentCocktail Hostess (uncredited)
Audrey QuoturiChampionship Hostess (uncredited)
Anderz EideNorwegian policeman (uncredited)
Christian GazioCouch client (uncredited)
Sébastien LozachBulgarian swimmer (uncredited)
Bastien PujolItalian swimmer (uncredited)
Ian McCamyEnglish coach (uncredited)
Aude ThomasSwimming pool employee (uncredited)
Cidney KhostaBulgarian supporter (uncredited)
Floriane Karger(uncredited)
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