Robust

Name: Robust
Director: Constance Meyer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2021
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Deborah Lukumuena, Lucas Mortier, Megan Northam, Florence Janas

Save

Comedy

2021
Constance Meyer
94 mins
15

Summary

An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer.

IMDB

Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Amber Wilkinson

An odd-couple friendship blossoms between a truculent actor (Gérard Depardieu) and the security guard assigned to him (Deborah Lukumuena), in Constance Meyer's enjoyably complex but understated drama. The director draws on the physicality of the two leads - who are, as the title suggests, more robust than your average screen stars - and takes a mischievous approach to veteran Depardieu's off-screen reputation for being difficult to handle. Meyer avoids any manipulative basic prejudice between the characters in favour of presenting both as complex individuals who forge a connection through their shared loneliness. Depardieu may be physically dominant, but he allows his character's vulnerabilities to glint through, while Lukumuena is his equal in shouldering the emotional weight of the story. The end result is unfussy and heartfelt

imdb-square

5.6/10