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Irreplaceable (film)

2016 French film

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)

Running time

102 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$5.8 million ^[1]Box office$15.1 million^[2]

Irreplaceable (original title: Médecin de campagne), released in some countries as The Country Doctor, is a 2016 French dramedy film directed and co-written by Thomas Lilti. It stars François Cluzet and Marianne Denicourt.^[3]

Synopsis

Jean-Pierre Werner, a country doctor who has lived his life devoted to his job, finds out he is suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. His doctor advises him to retire and rest. Soon thereafter, a lady doctor from the city arrives to help him with his practice, but the arrangement unsettles Jean-Pierre, who considers himself indispensable.

Cast

François Cluzet as Jean-Pierre Werner
Marianne Denicourt as Nathalie Delezia
Isabelle Sadoyan as Werner's mother
Félix Moati as Vincent Werner
Patrick Descamps as Francis Maroini
Christophe Odent as Norès
Guy Faucher as Mr Sorlin
Margaux Fabre as Ninon
Julien Lucas as Ninon's boyfriend
Yohann Goetzmann as Alexis
Philippe Bertin as Guy
Géraldine Schitter as Fanny

Release

The film was released in France in 2016.

It was released in Australian cinemas as The Country Doctor in March 2017.^[4]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Best Actor	François Cluzet	Nominated

References

^ http://www.cine-directors.net/popup2016/medecindecampagne.htm
^ "Irreplaceable (Médecin de campagne)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "French Director Thomas Lilti On Le Pacte-Repped 'Irreplaceable'". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ Byrnes, Paul (7 April 2017). "The Country Doctor review: only a real doctor could make a film like this". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2022.