35 Shots of Rum
2008 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
After a longtime university employee faces retirement and a department shuts down, a widower and his adult daughter are forced to reflect on change, routine, and their close bond. The story follows everyday moments as their lives begin to shift.
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Details
- Original title
- 35 Rhums
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2009-02-18
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (86 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to quiet, intimate relationship dramas in the vein of Two Days, One Night or Nénette and Boni; Not for you if you want a busy plot or high-stakes twists.
Pros: intimate family focus; reflective everyday drama; clear central relationship | Cons: very spare premise; limited plot detail; low-key conflict
Themes
- suicide
- taxi driver
- coming of age
- train conductor
- woman director
- father daughter conflict
- father daughter relationship
- casual
- sentimental
Cast & crew
Alex Descas
as Lionel
Mati Diop
as Joséphine
Nicole Dogué
as Gabrielle
Grégoire Colin
as Noé
- JT
Julieth Mars Toussaint
as René
Ingrid Caven
as Joséphine's German Aunt
Jean-Christophe Folly
as Ruben
Adèle Ado
as Boss of the Bar
- MC
Mario Canonge
as Colleague
Stéphane Pocrain
as Professor
Directed by Claire Denis