
Without Family
Seen it?2000 | 180 min | Drama, Family
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Old Yeller or The Secret Garden, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 3 hr.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once a famous opera singer, but became destitute after a tragic love affair.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
- Pierre RichardVitalo Pedrotti
- Jules SitrukRémi
- Stefano DionisiGeorg
- Veronica FerresComtesse Johanna
- Marianne SägebrechtMère Barberin
- Bernard FressonPadrone Garofoli
- Claude JadeBelle Dame
- Marcel DossogneCharles Fontane
- Philippe NahonBarberin
- Gwennoal HollensteinMattia