
One for the Road
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


François Cluzet
François Cluzet
Hervé Chabalier
François Cluzet
Hervé Chabalier


Mélanie Thierry
Mélanie Thierry
Magali
Mélanie Thierry
Magali


Michel Vuillermoz
Michel Vuillermoz
Pierre
Michel Vuillermoz
Pierre


Anne Consigny
Anne Consigny
Agnès
Anne Consigny
Agnès


Éric Naggar
Éric Naggar
Gunther
Éric Naggar
Gunther


Marilyne Canto
Marilyne Canto
Carol
Marilyne Canto
Carol


Bernard Campan
Bernard Campan
Marc
Bernard Campan
Marc


Lionnel Astier
Lionnel Astier
Jean-Marie
Lionnel Astier
Jean-Marie


Raphaëline Goupilleau
Raphaëline Goupilleau
Hélène
Raphaëline Goupilleau
Hélène


Eva Mazauric
Eva Mazauric
Kris
Eva Mazauric
Kris
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