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A Self-Made Hero
1996
Jacques Audiard
1996·Not Rated·
France
Award tierSilver
Metascore
A man moves to post-WWII Paris and learns to reinvent himself as a war hero with help from a former Resistance fighter, but his carefully crafted new identity begins to unravel.
Cast
Anouk Grinberg·Mathieu Kassovitz·Jean-Louis Trintignant·Sandrine Kiberlain
Producers
Françoise Galfré·Patrick Godeau
Languages
Major Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival (1996)
Best Screenplay
Jacques AudiardAlain Le Henry
Nominations (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1996)
Palme d'Or
Jacques Audiard
Best Picture
César Awards, France (1997)
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Jacques Audiard