''A Kid'' (french: Le Fils de Jean) is a 2016 French-Canadian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by

Philippe Lioret Philippe Lioret (born 10 October 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on ...

and starring

Pierre Deladonchamps Pierre Deladonchamps (born 1 June 1978) is a French actor. He is known for starring in the thriller film ''Stranger by the Lake'' (2013), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He went on to receive a nomination for the Cé ...

Gabriel Arcand Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand. After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseilles, France, and later ...

and

Catherine De Léan Catherine De Léan (born April 27, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She has been nominated for a 2012 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in the film '' Nuit #1''. She has appeared in other films and televisi ...

. It is loosely based on the book ''Si ce livre pouvait me rapprocher de toi'' by Jean-Paul Dubois.

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* 2016 films 2010s French-language films French drama films Canadian drama films Films based on French novels Films directed by Philippe Lioret 2016 drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub