May 17, 2022
90 min
Full-HD

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero (2022)

The actress Lola Dewaere recounts the film career and traumatic life of celebrated actor Patrick Dewaere, the father she never knew, under the watchful eye of director Alexandre Moix.

Category

Documentary

Country

France

Companies

Bleu Kobalt

Patrick Dewaere

Self (archive footage) - actor, subject

Lola Dewaere

Self, narrator

Brigitte Fossey

Self - actress

Jean-Pierre Maurin

Self (archive footage) - actor, brother of Patrick Dewaere

Yves-Marie Maurin

Self (archive footage) - actor, brother of Patrick Dewaere

Jean-François Vlerick

Self (archive footage) - actor, brother of Patrick Dewaere

Dominique Maurin

Self (archive footage) - actor, brother of Patrick Dewaere

Mado Maurin

Self (archive footage) - mother of Patrick Dewaere

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