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Chicken with Plums

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

1h 32m2011TMDb 7.0

ComedyDrama

French

Crew and Cast

Vincent ParonnaudVincent ParonnaudDirectorMarjane SatrapiMarjane SatrapiDirectorMathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricNasser-Ali KhanGolshifteh FarahaniGolshifteh FarahaniIrâneÉdouard BaerÉdouard BaerAzraëlMaria de MedeirosMaria de MedeirosFaringuisseIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniParvineÉric CaravacaÉric CaravacaAbdiChiara MastroianniChiara MastroianniLili · adulte
Mathis BourCyrusChristian FriedelChristian FriedelCyrus · 22 ans
Enna BallandLili
Didier FlamandLe maître de musiqueSerge AvédikianSerge AvédikianLe père d'IrâneRona HartnerRona HartnerSoudabehJamel DebbouzeJamel DebbouzeHoushang · Le mendiantFrédéric SaurelFrédéric SaurelMirza
Julia GoldsternNancy
Julia Camps y SalatFaringuisse enfantJaouen GouevicJaouen GouevicLe petit-fils d'Irâne
Timothé RiquetNasser-Ali enfant
Angus BoulaireAbdi enfantFrançois LegrandFrançois LegrandLe maître d'école
Laura BaadeLa fille de Cyrus
Dustin GrafFils de Cyrus 1
Nomi KalsarFils de Cyrus 2
Jean-Michel DagorySocrateChristian SengewaldChristian SengewaldUn élève de SocrateAdolfo AssorAdolfo AssorHomme bazar Rasht
Ilse StrambowskiVieille femme bus
Tim WilliamsLe docteur américain
Dietmar RüttigerLe joueur de cartes

Storyline

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

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Info

Original title
Poulet aux Prunes
Status
Released
Released
26 October 2011
Runtime
1h 32m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (190 votes)

Production

Director
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Writers
Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Studios
Celluloid Dreams, The Manipulators, uFilm
Countries
France, Belgium, Germany

Box Office

Budget
$9.7M
Revenue
$3.3M
Profit
$6.4M loss
Return
0.3×

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
English, French