One for the Road
Herve, the head of a press agency, is traveling fast down a road headed in only one direction: self-destruction. He is an alcoholic, and his drinking is wrecking his marriage, family and career. In desperation and still in denial, he checks into a detox clinic in Geneva, his last-chance saloon. There he meets a group of fellow sufferers and one person in particular, a young woman named Magali, who help him to see life other than through the bottom of an empty bottle.
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One for the Road
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 23, 2009
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
User Score
62%
Original Title
Le Dernier pour la route
Production Companies
Pan-Européenne, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Director
Philippe Godeau
Description
Herve, the head of a press agency, is traveling fast down a road headed in only one direction: self-destruction. He is an alcoholic, and his drinking is wrecking his marriage, family and career. In desperation and still in denial, he checks into a detox clinic in Geneva, his last-chance saloon. There he meets a group of fellow sufferers and one person in particular, a young woman named Magali, who help him to see life other than through the bottom of an empty bottle.