A Loving Father

Aroview: Gerard Depardieu and real-life offspring Guillaume star as estranged father and son in this MISERY-inspired scenario of gaping family wounds.

When Depardieu, a Nobel Prize-winning writer, is struck down in a road accident, his son kidnaps him in an attempt to readdress their fractured relationship. An implausible set of circumstances, for sure, but the robust performances are convincing enough to drive the story forward.