ComedyDrama

Age of Panic

May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy new boyfriend, a grumpy lawyer and France cut in half!

Release Date : 2013-09-18

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ecce Films

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lætitia

Original Name : Laetitia Dosch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vincent

Original Name : Vincent Macaigne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Arthur Harari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virgil

Original Name : Virgil Vernier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marc

Original Name : Marc-Antoine Vaugeois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeane

Original Name : Jeane Arra-Bellanger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liv

Original Name : Liv Harari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emilie

Original Name : Émilie Brisavoine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vatsana, le Voisin

Original Name : Vatsana Sedone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homme Couple Sur le Pont

Original Name : Colin Ledoux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Femme Couple Sur le Pont

Original Name : Chloé Lagrenade

Gender : Female

Character Name : Le Chauffeur

Original Name : Maxime Schneider

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le Militant Bagarreur

Original Name : Guilhem Amesland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le Militant UMP

Original Name : Aurélien Bellanger

Gender : Male

Character Name : L'Enquêteur

Original Name : Zine-Zine Sidi Omar

Gender : Male

Character Name : La Fleuriste

Original Name : Kea Tek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vendeuse Bazar

Original Name : Lan Zi Lang Jie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Serveuse Restaurant

Original Name : Ayako Kawauchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Serveuse Restaurant

Original Name : Tang Min

Gender : Female

Character Name : Serveur Café

Original Name : Stéphane Laffargue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Francis Barbaud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Benjamin Barteau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Clément Bourion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Jougla Gimer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Pierre Grandjean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Nicolas Manteau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policier

Original Name : Ludovic Pellois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caméraman i-Télé

Original Name : Léo Ponge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Ségolène Royal

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-20

I'm afraid that I pretty much hated this from start to finish. Somewhere along the line "Laetitia" (Laetitia Dosch) has managed to have children with "Vincent" (Vincent Macaigne) but that relationship is now completely toxic. She's a reporter and on the weekend of the run-off vote for the Presidency of the Republic is out and about at work whilst he turn up and tries to bully the sitter into giving him access - despite the fact that he's shown up, angry, on the wrong day and she's not there (important conditions of the judicial grant of access he keeps waving around). Next, the kids are taken out into the mêlée where amongst the tens of thousands celebrating François Hollande's victory, yep - he manages to find them again, and yet more histrionics ensue including him thumping a random stranger and ending up in a police station arguing the toss with an irate policeman. Finally - and not a moment too soon - we end up with him at her front door at 2am with his friend "Arthur" (Arthur Harari) posing as his lawyer demanding to see the kids and arguing about the legitimacy of both of their behaviour whilst the kids try to remain asleep. It may well arouse feelings of man-hating from an audience, but frankly neither of these characters were fit to be looking after children and the constant barrage of increasingly vitriolic dialogue began to look more and more contrived. From an acting perspective, the relentlessness of the effort from Macaigne has to be commended - his ability to get under just about anyone's fingernails is remarkable. Dosch doesn't have so much to work with, but her selfish and ambitious persona is no less likeable as the drama crosses the line into repetitive boredom early on and stays firmly ensconced. Sorry - but it's simply a rant, a joyless and implausible rant.