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A Better Life (2011)

Movie ★ 6.3 110 min

Drama

Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.

Cédric Kahn Director

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Quick facts

Released
November 18, 2011
Runtime
110 min
IMDb
tt2027265
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Language
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Cast

Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet Yann Leïla Bekhti Leïla Bekhti Nadia Slimane Khettabi Slimane Abraham Belaga Abraham Belaga Le marchand de sommeil Nicolas Abraham Nicolas Abraham L'entrepreneur François Favrat Le banquier Brigitte Sy Brigitte Sy La femme bénévole surendettement

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Frequently asked questions

What is A Better Life about?
Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.
Who directed A Better Life?
A Better Life was directed by Cédric Kahn.
Who stars in A Better Life?
A Better Life stars Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti, Slimane Khettabi, Abraham Belaga.
When was A Better Life released?
A Better Life is a 2011 drama film.
Where can I watch A Better Life?
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