Babysitting

2014 1h 25m FR

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 2,043

Comedy

Synopsis

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Looking for a baby-sitter for the night, Marc Schaudel entrusts his son Remy to the care of his employee Franck, a straight man. But the thing that Marc doesn't know, is that Franck is getting 30 years old this weekend and that his son Remy is a very capricious child. The next day, Marc and his wife Claire are awakened by a call from the police. Remy and Franck are missing, and the house is totally devastated. The police finds a camera in the leftovers. Marc, Claire and the police start watching the video that has been recorded the day before during the night and find out what happened to Franck and Remy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Philippe Lacheau
Franck
Alice David
Sonia
Vincent Desagnat
Ernest
Tarek Boudali
Sam
Julien Arruti
Alex
Grégoire Ludig
Paul
David Marsais
Jean
Gérard Jugnot
M. Schaudel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe Lacheau
Writers: Philippe Lacheau, Pierre Lacheau, Julien Arruti
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Babysitting Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philippe Lacheau, shot by Antoine Marteau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maxime Desprez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Olivier Michaut-Alchourroun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe Lacheau directs. Antoine Marteau behind the camera. Maxime Desprez scores. Olivier Michaut-Alchourroun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Part of the "Babysitting Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Philippe Lacheau, shot by Antoine Marteau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Maxime Desprez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Olivier Michaut-Alchourroun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Philippe Lacheau and Alice David and Vincent Desagnat carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt3013602 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.