Adieu 19 years old

Under threat in Algeria, Ismahel emigrates to France where he wants to live and work, with the hope that the people he's fleeing from will forget him the time he is away. In the letters that he writes to the daughter that he left behind in his homeland, he tells his own story in the guise of the biblical tale of Jonas and the Whale. Somewhere in France, an elderly farmer has just lost his young son. His three other children help him as much as they can to get through the trial of the funeral, but the ceremony is halted when the old man falls ill. The two stories unfold parallel to each other and are alternated.

Credits

Adieu Cast

Name Character
Laurent Lucas He was 39, now 58 years old as Chrétien
Aurore Clément She was 58, now 78 years old as Dora
Michael Lonsdale He was 73, now 92 years old as Serge
Thierry Bosc He was 51, now 71 years old as Le prêtre
Olivier Gourmet He was 41, now 60 years old as François
Axel Bogousslavsky He was 67, now 87 years old as Paul

Adieu Crew

Name Department
Julien Hirsch as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 59) years old Camera
Serge Lalou as Producer. Production
Arnaud des Pallières as Director. He was 42 (now 62) years old Directing
Arnaud des Pallières as Editor. He was 42 (now 62) years old Editing
Arnaud des Pallières as Writer. He was 42 (now 62) years old Writing
Maya Serrulla as Casting. Production
Nathalie du Roscoat as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Adieu poster
Adieu (19 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 08, 2004
  • Runtime: 123 minutes