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Nobody's Hero

Nobody's Hero

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Nobody's Hero

2022

1h 40m

5.8(58 votes)

Drama

Overview

Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Médéric meets and falls in love with middle-aged sex worker Isadora, who is married. When the city center is the scene of a terrorist attack, Selim, a young, homeless guy, provokes a wave of paranoia by taking refuge in Médéric's building. Sympathizing with Selim, crazy about Isadora, Mederic's life suddenly turns into a mess.

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ARTE France Cinéma

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

uMedia

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean-Charles Clichet

Jean-Charles Clichet

Médéric

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Isadora

Iliès Kadri

Iliès Kadri

Selim

Michel Masiero

Michel Masiero

M. Coq

Doria Tillier

Doria Tillier

Florence

Renaud Rutten

Renaud Rutten

Gérard

Philippe Fretun

Philippe Fretun

M. El Alaoui

Farida Rahouadj

Farida Rahouadj

Mme El Alaoui

Miveck Packa

Charlène

Yves-Robert Viala

Yves-Robert Viala

M. Renard

Creative team

Directed by: Alain Guiraudie
Written by: Alain Guiraudie
Laurent Lunetta
Produced by: Charles Gillibert

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