Happily married with a daughter, Marc is a successful real estate agent in Aix-en-Provence. One day, he has an appointment with a woman to view a traditional country house. A few hours later, Marc finally puts a name to her face. It's Cathy, the girl he was in love with growing up in Oran, Algeria, in the last days of the French colonial regime. Marc hurries to her hotel. They spend the night together. Then she's gone again. And Marc's mother tells him Cathy never left Algeria. She was killed with her father in a bombing just before independence.

Directed by Nicole Garcia

Scenario: Jacques Fieschi & Nicole Garcia
collaboration: Natalie Carter & Frédéric Bélier-Garcia

Cast (in credits order)
Jean Dujardin... Marc Palestro
Marie-Josée Croze... Marie-Jeanne / Cathy
Toni Servillo... Sergio Bartoli
Sandrine Kiberlain... Clotilde Palestro
Michel Aumont... Robert Prat
Pauline Bélier... Emmanuelle
Jacques Valles... Jo Fuentes
Claudia Cardinale... Marc's Mother
Romain Millot... Marc child
Solène Forveille... Cathy child
Emma Maynadié... Marie-Jeanne child
Muriel Combeau... Ghislaine
Emilie Chesnais... Patricia
Emilie Lafarge... Suzanne
Nicole Riston... Bridoux
Richard Guedj... Sénéclause
Michelle Marquais... Lady Private Hotel (as Michèle Marquais)
Pierre Rochefort... Barmaid at Nice
Jean-François Malet... Keeper at Nice
Michel Benizri... Le notaire
Jean Vincentelli... Seller Bastide
Sami Chlagou... Jeune garagiste
Sandrine Lepoutre... Rock dancer
Isabelle Téphany... Boss at Calanque
Pierre Alloggia... Employee at Calanque
Gérard Palu... Garagiste
Claude Attia... Lawyer
Jean-Claude Delalondre... Homme réception
Marion Stamegna... Femme réception
Félix Lin... Mr Chuang
Angéline Lin... Mrs Chuang
Jennyfer Lin... Liu Chang
Nicolas Lestang... Chinese Youngster
Leny Sellan... Max (as Leny Sellam)
Georges Neri... Fedida
Pierre Wiazemsky... Swiss Businessman
Fabrice Michel... Marc's Father 1962
Marwa Khalil... Marc's Mother 1962
Nadir Legrand... Cathy's Father
Deborah Benzaquen... Cathy's Mother
Anju Allard... Ghislaine Child
Edgar Lascelesloyd... Homme attentat
Mustapha Ziraoui... Algerian Man
Philippe Napias... Thierry (uncredited)

Produced by
Alain Attal.... producer
Gaëtan David.... associate producer
André Logie.... associate producer
Xavier Amblard.... line producer
Frantz Richard.... area executive producer

Original Music by Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by Jean-Marc Fabre

Film Editing by Françoise Bonnot & Emmanuelle Castro

Casting by Antoinette Boulat

Production Design by Thierry Flamand (chief production designer)

Art Direction by Véronique Barnéoud

Costume Design by Nathalie du Roscoat

Makeup Department
Anne Moralis.... wig maker

Production Management
Varujan Gumusel.... post-production manager
Hamid Herraf.... production manager
Nicolas Mouchet.... post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hicham Hajji.... first assistant director: morocco
Mathieu Hiltzer.... second assistant director
Gabriel Laferrière.... first assistant director (as Gabriel Julien-Laferrière)
Rabii Said.... second assistant director: morocco
Mehdi Salmi.... second assistant director: morocco

Art Department
Dorothée Baussan.... art department assistant
Khadija Ben Mustapha.... art department assistant
Aurelie Combe.... assistant set decorator
Dominique Coste.... prop buyer
Jean-Luc Fouvet.... carpenter
Hind Ghazali.... set dresser
Benoit Godde.... graphic designer
Virginie Hernvann.... assistant art director
Sandrine Jarron.... assistant art director
Franck Monseigny.... first assistant art decorator
Matthieu Scavazza.... assistant art director
Christine Teulier.... property master
Martinus Van Lunen.... key constructor
Halima Zniber.... art coordinator: Morocco

Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin.... foley artist
Jean-Pierre Duret.... sound recordist
Dominique Eyraud.... boom operator
Steven Ghouti.... foley mixer
Damien Guillaume.... assistant sound editor
Jean-Pierre Laforce.... sound re-recording mixer
Sylvain Malbrant.... supervising sound editor
Nicolas Moreau.... sound
Edouard Murcier.... adr supervisor
Franck Tassel.... assistant foley artist
Matthieu Tibi.... sound mix technician
Vincent Vatoux.... sound editor

Visual Effects by
Stephane Bidault.... visual effects supervisor
Olivier Blanchet.... digital compositor
Alain Carsoux.... visual effects director
Aurélien Grand.... retouch and restoration
Jean-Antoine Lacolle.... digital compositor
Bruno Nicolas.... visual effects artist
Arnaud Ortmann.... digital artist
Francois Poupon.... visual effects artist
François Poupon.... visual effects artist

Stunts
Alexandre Ottoveggio.... stunt performer
Alexandre Ottoveggio.... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Franck-Norman Bihi.... electrician
Gaspard Cresp.... assistant camera
Grégoire de Calignon.... second assistant camera
Lorenzo Donati.... steadicam operator
Brahim El Mazghi.... gaffer: Morocco
Lahcen Herraf.... grip: Morocco
Laurent Hincelin.... first assistant camera
Aziz Lechgar.... second assistant camera
Jean-Marie Leroy.... still photographer
Philippe Leroy.... electrician
Jérôme Plon.... still photographer
Christian Weyers.... gaffer

Casting Department
Antoinette Boulat.... casting
Laurent Couraud.... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mathilde Fontaine.... wardrobe supervisor
Leïla Medani.... dresser: Algeria

Editorial Department
Arnaud Caréo.... on-line editor
Séverine Cava.... assistant editor
Natacha Louis.... colorist
Fabien Napoli.... colorist: dailies

Music Department
Isobel Griffiths.... orchestra contractor
Nick Wollage.... score engineer

Other crew
Thierry Artur.... production accountant
Zoubir Belgsir.... unit manager: morocco
Karim Chaouche.... location scout: Algeria
Sandra Cornevaux.... press attache
Daniel Dacomo.... location manager
Laure Darie.... production secretary
Hicham El Ghorfi.... action car coordinator
Khaled Haffad.... location manager: morocco
Marie Le Mire.... legal
Aude Lemercier.... location scout
Stephane Martel.... set production assistant
Christelle Meaux.... assistant supervisor
Gilles Monnier.... assistant unit manager
Caroline Ruelle.... location scout
Isabelle Sauvanon.... press attache
Alexandra Schamis.... press attache
Emmanuel Sierra.... financial director
Aruna Villiers.... script supervisor

Thanks
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam.... special thanks