Arnaud Mouithys, Claudia Tagbo, Gabriel Arcand, Guy Pion, Janine Sutto ...( see more  see more... ) , Jean-Pierre Cassel , Lorraine Pintal , Olivier Gourmet , Paul Ahmarani

At the age of 41, failed Belgian inventor Michel (Olivier Gourmet) discovers that he was adopted. The quest to find his birth parents takes him to Quebec, where he meets a quirky kindred spirit named ...( read more  read more... )Louis (Paul Ahmarani). Their encounter is the first in a series of fateful events. Are they coincidences, or is some cosmic influence guiding Michel? Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gabriel Arcand co-star in this unique comic drama.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Philippe Falardeau

Release Date: March 16, 2007

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DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008

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  • April 4, 2007
    Saw this at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Loved the two storylines that intersected, but was confused by the differences portrayed immediately following the crash. The acting was uniformly awesome.
  • March 26, 2009
    Un point de départ pas inintéressant, mais l'écriture laisse à désirer.
    Le résultat est un peu laborieux et manque de subtilité.
  • June 10, 2008
    Ah... je sais pas... J'ai juste pas accroché à ce film... Le genre que tout le long tu espères le générique....
  • May 3, 2008
    CONGORAMA (2006)
    directed by Philippe Falardeau
    starring Olivier Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Gabriel Arcand

    Congorama shows what French-Canadian films are all about. Not only does Philippe Falardeau borrow the Dardenne brot
    ...( read more)hers's favorite actor - Olivier Gourmet - but he also uses their style and as surprising as it might be it works perfectly well even for a dramedy.

    Congorama is clever from beginning to end and it touches many themes. Its about family, grief, finding the truth, etc ... Every single character is perfectly drawn with psychology that evolves permanently but a psychology that is always credible. Those characters are real, you get to understand them perfectly and the mains actors are simply great, especially Oliver Gourmet.

    Congorama is about a guy who discovers he was illegally adopted and his journey to find his parents but never really does cause the film takes another turns and it makes very much sense.

    This film is also about history in some way and it carries some subtle messages about environment and politics which make this film more valuable. Great editing, great camera work, excellent screenplay, definately a different culture if you arent «Québécois».

  • April 12, 2008
    This is an Amazing film. Everytime a film like that ends, I keep thinking, obsessed, about what it takes to create and end with a script like that. That's what I want to be able to de later. This ia a powerfull, twisted script who has been brought to the screen in a very peacefu...( read more)ll and quiet way, if you know what I mean. This is a futur Canadian Quebequer film classic, and it's not suprising that it won Best Pictures at the Jutras (for Quebequer films, Silk was nominated this year in a couple categories). I really appreciated this great film and I want to tell anyone who'd like to see some repertory film to look and find this masterpeice.
  • December 30, 2007
    Very great screenplay, good acting.
    Made in Quebec.
    A man from Europe goes to Quebec, in a small town to look for his family. There, he'll meet a man that obviously can help him to find what he's looking for. The two men will be impliquated in a car accident, which will chang...( read more)e the vehicle idustry for ever.
  • December 20, 2007
    J'aime de plus en plus Paul Ahmarani sauf pour son role dans une galaxie pres de chez vous....
  • December 16, 2007
    great but .... something wrong with this movie...
  • December 1, 2007
    bonne intrigue grâce au montage inversé, c'est efficace. bon jeu d'acteur de la part d'olivier gourmet et de paul ahmarani, les deux principaux personnages du récit. j'ai bien aimé le mélange de culture québécoise, belge et congolaise. chapeau!
  • September 12, 2007
    Une intrigue riche sous forme de puzzle de gens ordinaires aux destins extraordinaires, campés par des acteurs qui ne font rien à moitié. Le touchant Jean-Pierre Cassel y effectue d'ailleurs un de ses derniers tours de piste (en fauteuil, mais tout de même !).

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