''We Are Family'' (original title: ''C'est quoi cette famille ?!'') is a 2016 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière.
Plot
The family of thirteen-year-old Bastien is anything but conventional. With several marriages and divorces of both parents, Bastien found himself caught in the middle of "a number of parents" and many other half-siblings. This means many bedrooms where he and other kids spend a few nights before packing up and moving to another parent's home. But Bastien has had enough of the arrangement. Eventually he comes up with an innovative idea where the kids will live together in one place and it will now be the adults who are doing the weekly rotations.
Cast
Grandparents
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Chantal Ladesou
Chantal Ladesou (born 5 May 1948) is a French actress and comedian.
Career
She was revealed to the public when participating in the TV Show ''La Classe'' in 1987. After the show, she started her career with several ''Solo performance, one-wom ...
: Aurore, the mother of Sophie and Agnès, and the grandmother of Bastien, Clara, Gulliver, Léopoldine and Juliette
Parents
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Julie Gayet
Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...
: Sophie, the daughter of Aurore, the sister of Agnès, and the mother of Bastien, Clara and Gulliver
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Thierry Neuvic
Thierry Neuvic (born 3 August 1970) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1996. He starred in the film '' Code Unknown'', which was selected in the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Personal life
He was t ...
: Philippe, the first husband of Sophie, and the father of Bastien and Oscar
*** Nino Kirtadze: Mavonderine, the ex-wife of Philippe, and the mother of Oscar
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Philippe Katerine
Philippe Blanchard (; born 8 December 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, artist, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je ...
: Claude, the second husband of Sophie, and the father of Clara
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Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Lucien Jean-Baptiste (born 6 May 1964) is a French actor, writer and director.Claudia Tagbo: Babette, the ex-wife of Hugo, and the mother of Eliott
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Julie Depardieu
Julie Marion Depardieu (born 18 June 1973) is a French actress who has appeared in a number of successful films.
Early life
Born 18 June 1973 in Boulogne-Billancourt, she is the daughter of Gérard and Élisabeth Depardieu and the sister of the ...
: Agnès, the daughter of Aurore, the sister of Sophie, and the mother of Léopoldine and Juliette
**Arié Elmatheh: Paul, the first husband of Agnès, and the father of Léopoldine
Children
* Lilian Dugois: Oscar, the son of Mavonderine and Philippe
* Teïlo Azaïs: Bastien, the son of Sophie and Philippe
* Violette Guillon: Clara, the daughter of Sophie and Claude
* Sadio Diallo: Gulliver, the son of Sophie and Hugo
* Benjamin Douba-Paris: Eliott, the son of Babette and Hugo
* Luna Aglat: Léopoldine, the daughter of Agnès and Paul
* Chann Aglat: Juliette, the daughter of Agnès
Others
* Antoine Khorsand: Best friend of Bastien
* Louvia Bachelier: Alice, the friend of Bastien
* Caterina Murino: Marie, the mother of Alice
* Serge Onteniente: Victor, the neighbour
* Alain de Catuela: Apartment buyer
* Cécithe Rebboah: Teacher of Gulliver
* Olivier de Benoist: Friend of Babette
* Manon Bresch: Friend of Oscar