MONSIEUR PAPA World Premiere Comedy/Drama France, 2011 In French with English subtitles Digital 2K (DCP) I Color Runtime: Directed by: Kad Merad Written by: Luc Chaumar, Emmanuelle Cosso, Anne Valton Film Editing by: Christophe Pinel Produced by : Pathé & Arcadia Coproduced by: Eskwad and M6 Films International Sales: Pathé International 2, rue Lamennais 75008 Paris, France Ph: +33 1.71.72.30.00 Fax: +33 1.71.72.33.10 patheinternational.com Cast : Kad Merad (Robert Pique), Michèle Laroque (Marie Vallois), Gaspard Meier-Chaurand (Marius Vallois), Vincent Perez (Marie’s cousin), Judith El Zein (Sonia) MONSIEUR PAPA is a moving portrait of a modern family, centering around 12 year-old Marius Vallois (Gaspard Meier-Chaurand, "The Round-Up"). Born in a wealthy family, Marius is the son of Marie Vallois, a successful CEO played by Michèle Laroque ("Serial Lover," "The Neighbor"). Marie loves her son unconditionally, but Marius has never known his father and suffers greatly from it. When Marius starts shoplifting and doing badly at school, Marie decides to recruit a father figure for him. One day in her office building, she meets Robert Pique (Kad Merad). Robert is a peculiar man who has a background in finance, but makes ends meet ironing clothes for his neighbors. Reluctant at first, Robert agrees to be paid to meet Marius and pretends to be his father. Marius immediately understands that Robert is not his dad, but very quickly, a deep bond develops between them. KAD MERAD started his career as radio host on OUI-FM, where he met Olivier Barroux and formed the popular comedy duo Kad et Olivier. A former theater actor, Kad Merad has acted in over 20 films. He was acclaimed for his dramatic roles in THE CHORUS (2004) and DON’T WORRY, I’M FINE (2006), for which he won a César Award (Best Supporting Role). He became immensely popular with the role of Philippe Abrams in WELCOME TO THE STICKS [COLCOA 2008], the highest grossing French film in history. He has since starred in the musical PARIS 36 (2008) and the box office hit LITTLE NICHOLAS (2009). He has co-written several TV series and two features, WHO KILLED PAMELA ROSE? (2003) and A TICKET TO SPACE (2006). MONSIEUR PAPA is his directorial debut.