You Don't Choose Your Family

You Don't Choose Your Family

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Release Date

11/9/2011

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,419,473

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A bumbling con man's scheme to help his sister adopt a Thai orphan spirals into chaos with local criminals and bureaucrats, turning a quick con into an unexpectedly touching journey about what family actually means.

Mood

BittersweetWhimsical

Themes

FamilyLoveRedemption

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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