Summaries

An eccentric Belgian inventor travels to Québec to search for his family, which uncovers a secret history between two seemingly unrelated people.

Michel, the Belgian son of a paralyzed writer, husband of a Congolese refugee, and father of a future tennis champion, is an erratic inventor misunderstood by his employer. At age 41, he learns that he was born secretly in a barn in Québec, in the town of Sainte-Cécile, and given up for adoption shortly afterward. In the summer of 2000, Michel goes there and finds a sleepy village that soon makes him want to run back home. There, he meets a man who drives a car with a technologically advanced hybrid engine. On their way back to Montréal, an accident changes their lives forever, and what is uncovered will challenge the very future of the automotive industry. Welcome to "Congorama."—Philippe Falardeau

Details

Keywords
  • interracial relationship
  • inventor
  • quebec
  • white male black female relationship
  • adoption
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jan 16, 2007
Countries of origin Canada France Belgium
Language French
Filming locations Québec, Canada
Production companies micro_scope Tarantula Tarantula

Box office

Budget $5000000
Gross worldwide $47643

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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