The Happiness of Others
The Happiness of Others

The Happiness of Others

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2011
1h 40m
5.8(4 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre left his wife, Louise. At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.

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Christal Films

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Michel Barrette

Jean-Pierre

Michel Barrette
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Louise Portal

Louise

Louise Portal
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Marc-André Grondin

Sylvain

Marc-André Grondin
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Julie Le Breton

Évelyne

Julie Le Breton
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Germain Houde

Raymond

Germain Houde
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Ève Duranceau

Marion

Ève Duranceau
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Stéphane Breton

Yves

Stéphane Breton
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Isabelle Vincent

Brigitte

Isabelle Vincent
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Normand Daneau

Benoît

Normand Daneau
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Christiane Pasquier

Monique

Christiane Pasquier
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Laurence Dauphinais

Annie

Laurence Dauphinais
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Claude Despins

Médecin

Claude Despins
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Bruno Lachapelle

Steve le Maso

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Martin Thibaudeau

Masseur

Martin Thibaudeau
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Patrick Baby

Médecin insémination

Patrick Baby
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Xavier Desrochers

Petit Sylvain

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Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira

Infirmière

Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira
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Olivier Cotnoirf

Félix

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Romane Dumesnil

Petite Marion

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Benoît Laroche

Client guichet

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Mathieu Dufresne

Visiteur condo

Mathieu Dufresne
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Solange Alary

Visiteuse condo

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Norman Roy

Homme à la pousette

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Lenie Scoffié

Femme à la pousette

Lenie Scoffié
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Alexandre Gagné

Père feux d'artifice

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Miro Bedard

Fils feux d'artifice

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Gaston Dussault

Vieil homme

Gaston Dussault
Production

Valérie Allard

Gynécologue

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Hugo B. Lefort

Homme donneur #1

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Frédéric Isaya

Homme donneur #2

Frédéric Isaya
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Garry Gagnon

Homme donneur #3

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Marc-André Boire

Homme donneur #4

Marc-André Boire
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Philippe Provencher

Homme donneur #5

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François Aubin

Homme à l'arrosoir

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