A Bad Son
Original title: Un mauvais fils
“A film by Claude Sautet”
1980 · 1 h 50 min
Claude SautetCast
Patrick Dewaere 
Brigitte Fossey 
Jacques Dufilho 
Yves Robert 
Claire Maurier André Julien
Credits
Written by: Daniel Biasini
Plot
Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to stay straight, while reconnecting with his father.
Sinekatalog’s take
Claude Sautet's drama, with Patrick Dewaere and Yves Robert, is humane and restrained, with a moving Dewaere.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,706 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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