Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
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Movie1996·107 min
A Self-Made Hero
Directed by Jacques Audiard
A drama war film directed by Jacques Audiard.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 46%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
115 ratings
About A Self-Made Hero
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Stylized
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, family legacy, betrayal, wwii era, historical event, international, urban, parent child, war homefront, con artist trickster, anti hero, hidden identity, con deception, rise and fall