A Distant Neighborhood

Thomas, a father in his fifties, returns by chance to the town where he grew up. He collapses and wakes up forty years earlier in the body of his teenage self. Thrown back into his past, Thomas will not only have to re-live his first love, but also try to understand the reasons for his father’s mysterious departure. Can you change the past by living it again?

Directed by

Sam Garbarski

Written by

Philippe Blasband, Jérôme Tonnerre, Sam Garbarski, Jirô Taniguchi

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Comedy

Released

May 20, 2010

Runtime

1h 38m

Status

Released

Original title

Quartier Lointain

Language

French

Countries

Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg

Studios

Entre Chien et Loup, Samsa Film, Archipel 33>35, Pallas Film, Ateliers de Baere, RTBF, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Canal+, CinéCinéma, TPS Star, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, CNC, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Région Wallone, Angoa-Agicoa, Banque Populaire Images 10, Casa Kafka Pictures, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel et des Télédistributeurs Wallons, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, PROCIREP

Budget

$18,000,000

Box office

$231,820