A Better Life (2011)
Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.
Director: Cédric Kahn
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Cast
- Guillaume Canet - Yann
- Leïla Bekhti - Nadia
- Slimane Khettabi - Slimane
- Abraham Belaga - Le marchand de sommeil
- Nicolas Abraham - L'entrepreneur
- François Favrat - Le banquier
- Brigitte Sy - La femme bénévole surendettement
Screenplay
- Catherine Paillé (Screenplay)
- Cédric Kahn (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Pascal Marti
Editing: Simon Jacquet
Production: Les Films du Lendemain
Country: France
Language: Français, English
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Better Life about?
- Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.
- Who directed A Better Life?
- A Better Life was directed by Cédric Kahn.
- Who stars in A Better Life?
- A Better Life stars Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti, Slimane Khettabi, Abraham Belaga, Nicolas Abraham, François Favrat.
- How long is A Better Life?
- A Better Life has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is A Better Life?
- A Better Life is a Drama film.
- Where was A Better Life produced?
- A Better Life was produced in France.