The Sweet Escape

2015 • 104 minutes

About this movie

Middle-aged company manager Michel (Bruno Podalydès, Paris, je t'aime) loves planes and dreams of life as an airborne explorer. Then one day a photograph stops him dead in his tracks. Kayaks - they could almost be planes, planes without wings. Seized by a sudden crazy impulse, Michel orders the whole package online: canoe, paddles... everything he needs for an expedition. His wife Rachelle (César Award Winner Sandrine Kiberlain, En avoir (ou pas), The Women on the 6th Floor) encourages him to set out alone on his escapade. So what if he's never rowed a boat in his life? Adventure is adventure! His big trip on the water turns out to be full of surprises and unexpected encounters: Laetitia (César Award Winner Agnès Jaoui, Same Old Song, Le goût des autres), the owner of a riverside bar, her crazy employees, the young waitress Mila (Vimala Pons, La fille du 14 juillet) - after a night in their company, Michel finds it very hard to leave... After Park Benches and Granny's Funeral, Bruno Podalydès returns with a pastoral adventure sparkling with humor and lighthearted charm.