Chicken with Plums
Genres
Overview
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Details
Budget
$12000000
Revenue
$3265941
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2011-10-26
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
168
Vote Average
7.027
Mathieu Amalric
Nasser-Ali Khan
Édouard Baer
Azraël
Maria de Medeiros
Faringuisse
Golshifteh Farahani
Irâne
Éric Caravaca
Abdi
Chiara Mastroianni
Lili, adulte
Mathis Bour
Cyrus
Enna Balland
Lili
Didier Flamand
Le maître de musique
Serge Avédikian
Le père d'Irâne
Rona Hartner
Soudabeh
Jamel Debbouze
Houshang / Le mendiant
Isabella Rossellini
Parvine
Frédéric Saurel
Mirza
Christian Friedel
Cyrus, 22 ans
Julia Goldstern
Nancy
Julia Camps y Salat
Faringuisse enfant
Jaouen Gouevic
Le petit-fils d'Irâne
Timothé Riquet
Nasser-Ali enfant
Angus Boulaire
Abdi enfant
François Legrand
Le maître d'école
Laura Baade
La fille de Cyrus
Dustin Graf
Fils de Cyrus 1
Nomi Kalsar
Fils de Cyrus 2
Jean-Michel Dagory
Socrate
Christian Sengewald
Un élève de Socrate
Adolfo Assor
Homme bazar Rasht
Ilse Strambowski
Vieille femme bus
Tim Williams
Le docteur américain
Dietmar Rüttiger
Le joueur de cartes
Louis-Marie Audubert
Anonyme cimetière 1
Bruno Paviot
Anonyme cimetière 2
Philippe Beglia
Anonyme cimetière 3
Luc Gentil
Médecin de famille
Amit Jacobi
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