A Loving Father

A Loving Father
A Loving Father
	French poster
Directed by	Jacob Berger
Written by	Pascal Barollier; Jacob Berger; Ed Radtke
Starring	Gérard Depardieu; Guillaume Depardieu; Sylvie Testud
Cinematography	Pascal Marti
Distributed by	Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Release date	13 November 2002 (France);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	France
Budget	$5.4 million
Box office	$120.000

A Loving Father (French: Aime ton père) is a 2002 French film starring Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu and Sylvie Testud. It was directed by Jacob Berger. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

Writer Leo Shepherd is informed that he has won the Nobel Prize. He lives in a village in the French Alps with his daughter, Virginie, who has given up her entire life for him, and he has an estranged son, Paul, who lives in the city. Leo makes his way to Sweden on a motorcycle, against the advice of his friends. Paul hears about his father having won the prize and calls him to congratulate him, but his sister refuses to let Paul speak to their father. Still wishing to reconnect with his father, Paul sets off to find him. They first meet up at a petrol station, and later at the scene of an accident. Leo barely manages to survive. Taking advantage of the confusion, Paul kidnaps Leo, claiming that his father had not spent much time with him when he was growing up. Meanwhile, Leo's identification papers are found at the scene of the accident, and he is reported dead. Paul ties up Leo with yellow tape, and takes him on a road trip, giving Paul an opportunity to have his say and make Leo listen.