Going Away

Going Away

Going Away

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Going Away

2013

1h 36m

5.6(74 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two unlikely friends — a supply teacher and a lonely young boy suspended between two estranged parents — embark on a weekend motorcycle voyage full of surprises and unforeseen consequences in this surprisingly tough, unsentimental drama.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Louise Bourgoin

Louise Bourgoin

Sandra

Pierre Rochefort

Pierre Rochefort

Baptiste Cambière

Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Liliane Cambière

Déborah François

Déborah François

Emmanuelle Cambière

Eric Ruf

Eric Ruf

Gilles Cambière

Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe

Thomas Cambière

Mathias Brezot

Mathias Brezot

Mathias

Olivier Loustau

Olivier Loustau

Le pêre de Mathias

Vanessa Liautey

Vanessa Liautey

Sa compagne

Jean-Pierre Martins

Jean-Pierre Martins

Balou

Creative team

Directed by: Nicole Garcia
Written by: Jacques Fieschi
Nicole Garcia
Produced by: Philippe Martin

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