After serving a prison sentence for drug smuggling, 48-year-old Alain reluctantly returns to the home of his mother, Yvette. The forced proximity brings old conflicts and unspoken tensions between mother and son to the surface. Alain discovers that Yvette has terminal brain cancer and has decided to end her life through assisted suicide in Switzerland. This news is a trial for Alain: how do you get close to someone you hardly know anymore—and who will soon be gone? During the time they have left together, they both try to get closer to each other and overcome past hurts. Stéphane Brizé tells a story of the fragility of family relationships with radical simplicity. Vincent Lindon shines in the lead role as the taciturn, emotionally torn son, and Hélène Vincent as the proud, controlled mother who only begins to open up in the face of death. A FEW HOURS OF SPRING (original title: QUELQUES HEURES DE PRINTEMPS) premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2012 and received three César nominations (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay). A touching film about farewells, regret, and the late blossoming of a relationship that was almost over.
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After serving his prison sentence, trucker Alain is forced to temporarily move back to his mother's house and old habits re-emerge.
After serving a prison sentence for drug smuggling, 48-year-old Alain reluctantly returns to the home of his mother, Yvette. The forced proximity brings old conflicts and unspoken tensions between mother and son to the surface.
Alain discovers that Yvette has terminal brain cancer and has decided to end her life through assisted suicide in Switzerland. This news is a trial for Alain: how do you get close to someone you hardly know anymore—and who will soon be gone? During the time they have left together, they both try to get closer to each other and overcome past hurts.
Stéphane Brizé tells a story of the fragility of family relationships with radical simplicity. Vincent Lindon shines in the lead role as the taciturn, emotionally torn son, and Hélène Vincent as the proud, controlled mother who only begins to open up in the face of death.
A FEW HOURS OF SPRING (original title: QUELQUES HEURES DE PRINTEMPS) premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2012 and received three César nominations (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay). A touching film about farewells, regret, and the late blossoming of a relationship that was almost over.