Bye Bye Morons

Bye Bye Morons (French: Adieu les cons) is a 2020 French comedy drama film written and directed by Albert Dupontel. The film stars Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel and Nicolas Marié.[3][4]

Bye Bye Morons
Film poster
FrenchAdieu les cons
Directed byAlbert Dupontel
Screenplay byAlbert Dupontel
Produced byCatherine Bozorgan
Starring
CinematographyAlexis Kavyrchine
Edited byChristophe Pinel
Music byChristophe Julien
Production
companies
Release date
  • October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) (France[1])
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$16.7 million[2]

The film received twelve nominations at the 46th César Awards,[5] winning in six categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Dupontel, and Best Supporting Actor for Marié.

Synopsis

Once salon owner Suze Trappet is diagnosed with a terminal illness,[6] she decides to find the child she was forced to abandon when she was 15 years old. Her journey will lead her to cross paths with JB, a fifty-something in full burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist of impressive enthusiasm.[7]

Cast

Release

The film was released on October 21, 2020 in France.[1]

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2021César AwardsBest FilmWon[5][8][9]
Best DirectorAlbert DupontelWon
Best ActressVirginie EfiraNominated
Best ActorAlbert DupontelNominated
Best Supporting ActorNicolas MairéWon
Best Original ScreenplayAlbert DupontelWon
Best CinematographyAlexis KavyrchineWon
Best EditingChristophe PinelNominated
Best Costume DesignMimi LempickaNominated
Best Production DesignCarlos ContiWon
Best Original MusicChristophe JulienNominated
Best SoundJean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril HoltzNominated
2022Goya AwardsBest European FilmPending[10]
Magritte AwardsBest ActressVirginie EfiraNominated[11]

References

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