Dad On the Run Movie Review 2000

In the summer of 1997, the Pope's visit to Paris has the city in an uproar, which makes things even more chaotic for new Jewish father Jonas (Sibony). Custom demands that after their son's bris, Jonas bury the foreskin within three days. He suffers a series of complications in his task, involving religious pilgrims and a truck filled with fish. French with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dads, Judaism, Paris

Screenplay

Dante Desarthe, Agnes Desarthe, Fabrice Guez

Cast

Clement Sibony, Rona Hartner, Isaac Sharry, Marie Desgranges, Emmanuelle Devos, Gilbert Levy, Francois Chattot, Francoise Bertin

Cinematography

Laurent Machuel

Director

Dante Desarthe

Music

Krishna Levy

Other

Dominique Lacour, Martine Rousseau, Anne Schotte, Jean-Hughues de Chatillon

Producer

Marin Karmitz, Fabrice Guez, Arte France Cinema, MK2, Les Films du Bois Sacre, First Run Features