GOING AWAY
synopsis
Baptiste is a loner. A gifted primary teacher living in the south of France, he knows how to bring their schoolwork alive for his pupils but never remains in the same job for more than a term. His unremarkable appearance masks cracks, even violence… When he is left unwittingly in charge of Mathias one weekend by the child’s negligent father, the boy takes Baptiste to his mother Sandra, a dazzling but fragile woman who works on the beach near Montpellier. An erratic parent who longs to make amends, she welcomes Baptiste and her son into her bungalow. For one enchanted day, a powerful spell unites them, the beginnings of a family for those who do not have one. But it won’t last. Sandra owes money and her creditors are moving in. She is forced to flee again. To help her, Baptiste must return to the roots of his life, and to the darkest, most painful secrets within him…
international title: | Going Away |
original title: | Un beau dimanche |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Nicole Garcia |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | FR 05/02/2014 |
screenplay: | Nicole Garcia |
cast: | Louise Bourgoin, Pierre Rochefort, Dominique Sanda, Déborah François, Eric Ruf |
cinematography by: | Pierre Millon |
film editing: | Simon Jacquet |
art director: | Véronique Barnéoud |
costumes designer: | Nathalie du Roscoat, Elisabeth Tavernier |
music: | Éric Neveux |
producer: | Philippe Martin |
production: | Les Films Pelléas, France 3 Cinéma, Pauline's Angel |
distributor: | Diaphana Distribution |