''Small World'' (; ) is a 2010 Franco-German

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Bruno Chiche and adapted from the book ''Small World'' by Martin Suter.

Synopsis

Conrad Lang is the

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of a wealthy family. He grew up as the brother of Thomas, the family son who is the same age. Conrad accidentally sets fire to the large holiday home of which he was the guardian. He then returns to the city of his childhood, on the wedding day of Phillipe (son of Thomas) and Simone. Memory problems and repeated behavior quickly reveal

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to Conrad, which brings Elvira, Thomas' stepmother, to install him with a nurse in the home of a friend.

Cast

Festival

The film premiered at the

Marrakech International Film Festival The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (, Amazigh: ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ) is an international film festival held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. It was established i ...

, 10 December 2010.

References

External links

* 2010 films 2010 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films German drama films 2010s French films 2010s German films Films based on works by Martin Suter Films scored by Klaus Badelt French-language drama films {{2010s-France-drama-film-stub