Chicken With Plums

Chicken With Plums

Fantasy 2011 1 hr 31 min

When his beloved violin is broken, famed musician Nasser Ali Khan (Mathieu Amalric) loses the will to live. Unable to find a replacement for the instrument, Nasser decides to retreat to his bed and await death. As he waits, Nasser plunges deep into reverie and experiences dreams both joyous and melancholic. He speaks with Azrael (Édouard Baer), the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of Nasser's children. As pieces of a puzzle fall together, the poignant secret of Nasser's life emerges.

Fantasy 2011 1 hr 31 min

PG

Starring Mathieu Amalric, Édouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros

Director Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Mathieu Amalric

Nasser-Ali Khan
Édouard Baer

Azraël
Maria de Medeiros

Faringuisse
Golshifteh Farahani

Irâne
Éric Caravaca

Abdi

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Chicken With Plums

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When his beloved violin is broken, famed musician Nasser Ali Khan (Mathieu Amalric) loses the will to live. Unable to find a replacement for the instrument, Nasser decides to retreat to his bed and await death. As he waits, Nasser plunges deep into reverie and experiences dreams both joyous and melancholic. He speaks with Azrael (Édouard Baer), the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of Nasser's children. As pieces of a puzzle fall together, the poignant secret of Nasser's life emerges.

Average 6.8
Reviews 70
Fresh 52
Rotten 18

Information

Studio: Alliance Vivafilm
Released: 2011
Run Time: 1 hr 31 min
Rated: PG Language may offend
Regions of Origin: France, Belgium, Germany

Languages

Original Audio: French (France), French
Audio: French (France) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.