Name: A Better Life
Director: Cédric Kahn
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti, Slimane Khettabi, Abraham Belaga, Nicolas Abraham

What A Better Life Is About

Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them. To bail them out, Nadia has to take a job in Canada, while Yann is forced to stay behind to save the restaurant. Together, he and the child confront a relentless avalanche of creditors, an uncaring system and the daily grind from which there is no respite… Yann finally understands that his only chance of salvation lies in joining his lover – as well as reuniting mother and child – by following Nadia to Canada and a better life.

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What is A Better Life about?

Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of financing and bank loans that quickly overwhelms them.

Where can I watch A Better Life?

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How long is A Better Life?

A Better Life runs for 110 minutes (1h 50m).

When did A Better Life come out?

A Better Life was released in 2011.

Who directed A Better Life?

A Better Life was directed by Cédric Kahn.

Who stars in A Better Life?

A Better Life stars Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti, Slimane Khettabi, Abraham Belaga.

What is A Better Life's rating?

A Better Life holds 6.6/10 on IMDb and 6.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.