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Release Year2014
Runtime0h 23m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
Genres—
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DirectorAstrid Carlen-Helmer
WritersAstrid Carlen-Helmer
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsBesides That, Life Is Grand
About Besides That, Life Is Grand
Zoé and Léo are best friends, French twenty-somethings living in London. They work together, they party together, they do everything together. They both like men. Except that the man Zoé likes is Léo. When Zoé is accepted into a grad school in France she realizes that, before she leaves London, she has to tell Léo how she feels about him.
Directed by Astrid Carlen-Helmer, Besides That, Life Is Grand leans on a strong ensemble — Gaspard Caens, Julie Dray, Richard E. Davies — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2014.
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