Oscar and the Lady in Pink
2009 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.5 · 38% critics
A 10-year-old boy in the hospital overhears news about his limited time and shuts everyone out. As Christmas nears, a blunt, warmhearted volunteer helps him face fear and anger with imagination, humor, and friendship, encouraging him to live each day as fully as he can.
Based on Oscar and the Lady in Pink
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Details
- Original title
- Oscar et la dame rose
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-11-15
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (84 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tender, bittersweet story about finding joy and connection during a hard time, with warmth and humor; Not for you if you avoid tearjerkers or hospital-centered dramas like Remi, Nobody's Boy.
Pros: heartfelt and uplifting; strong emotional pull; hopeful holiday backdrop | Cons: heavy subject matter; sentimental moments; hospital setting throughout
Themes
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- pizza delivery
- leukemia
- god
- hospital
- bone marrow transplant
Cast & crew
Amir Ben Abdelmoumen
as Oscar
Michèle Laroque
as Rose
Max von Sydow
as Le docteur Dusseldorf
Mylène Demongeot
as Lily, la mère de Rose
Jérôme Kircher
as Le père d'Oscar
Amira Casar
as Madame Gommette
Constance Dollé
as La mère d'Oscar
Benoît Brière
as L'annonceur
Mathilde Goffart
as Peggy Blue
- BM
Bruno Metzger
as Le père de Peggy
Directed by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt