The Far Side of the Moon (2003)
La face cachée de la lune (original title)

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Robert Lepage	...	Philippe / André
	Anne-Marie Cadieux	...	La mère
	Marco Poulin	...	Carl
	Céline Bonnier	...	Nathalie
	Fabrice Mongeau	...	Philippe á 15 ans
	Raphaël Dury	...	Philippe á 7 ans
	Étienne Bouchard-Dauphin	...	André á 8 ans
	Gregory Hlady	...	L'interpréte
	Yves Amyot	...	Le barman
	Richard Fréchette	...	Le médecin
	Érika Gagnon	...	Philippe's Supervisor
	Sergei Priselkov	...	Alexei Leonov (as Sergei Prisselkov)
	Sophie Faucher	...	Presenter
	Lorraine Côté	...	Marie-Madeleine Bonsecours
	Oleg Belkin	...	Le garde du corps

Storyline

Forty-something Quebeçois Philippe Roberge is floundering in his life. He believes that no one listens to him or takes him seriously. A graduate student in Philosophy of Scientific Culture, he has just failed his Ph.D. dissertation for the second time, his theory of interest in outer space being a narcissistic response from man being widely rejected throughout the community. To make ends meet, he works selling newspaper subscriptions. And he has a cordial but basically non-existent relationship with his ex-wife. Philippe examines his life in response to the recent death of his mother coupled with his dissertation beliefs. Although she lived in a care home, he acted as her primary caregiver. His only remaining family is his younger gay brother, André, the two who could not have more different temperaments. As such, they do not get along. Following his mother's death, Philippe's... Written by Huggo  

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