Irreplaceable | |
Native Name: | Médecin de campagne |
Director: | Thomas Lilti |
Producer: | Emmanuel Barraux Agnès Vallée |
Starring: | François Cluzet Marianne Denicourt |
Music: | Alexandre Lier Sylvain Ohrel Nicolas Weil |
Cinematography: | Nicolas Gaurin |
Editing: | Christel Dewynter |
Studio: | 31 Juin Films Cinéfrance Le Pacte France 2 Cinéma |
Distributor: | Le Pacte |
Runtime: | 102 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Budget: | $5.8 million [1] |
Gross: | $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]
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.
The film was released in France in 2016.
It was released in Australian cinemas as The Country Doctor in March 2017.[4]