A Good Man (2020 film)

A Good Man is a 2020 French-Belgian drama film, directed and produced by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, from a screenplay by Mention-Schaar and Christian Sondregger. It stars Noémie Merlant, Soko, Vincent Dedienne, Gabriel Almaer, Alysson Paradis, Anne Loiret, Geneviève Mnich and Jonas Ben Ahmed.

A Good Man
Release poster
Directed by	Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Written by	Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Christian Sondregger
Produced by	Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Starring	Noémie Merlant Soko Vincent Dedienne Gabriel Almaer Alysson Paradis Anne Loiret Geneviève Mnich Jonas Ben Ahmed
Cinematography	Myriam Vinocour
Edited by	Benoît Quinon
Production companies	Willow Films Scope Pictures France 2 Cinema
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release dates	6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) (Deauville) 3 March 2021 (2021-03-03) (France)
Running time	108 minutes[1]
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French

The film was selected to screen at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on 6 September 2020. It was released on 3 March 2021, by Pyramide Distribution.

Plot

Benjamin and Aude want to have a baby, but when they discover Aude is unable to conceive Benjamin comes up with a plan.

Cast

• Noémie Merlant as Benjamin
• Soko as Aude
• Vincent Dedienne as Antonie
• Gabriel Almaer as Erwann
• Alysson Paradis as Annette
• Anne Loiret as Eva
• Geneviève Mnich as Jeannette
• Jonas Ben Ahmed as Neil

Release

The film was set to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2020, prior to its cancellation.^[2][3] It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on 6 September 2020.^[4][5] It was released on 3 March 2021.^[6]