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Lucien Jean-Baptiste has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Thirteen-year-old Bastien is the center of a reconstructed family: six half-brothers and sisters, eight "parents," and as many houses. His tasks within the family are far more complex than what he has to do at school. But enough's enough: the children decide to wage a revolution and turn the rules upside down. All together, they squat a large apartment and now it'll be up to the parents to come to them!
Dir. Gabriel Julien-Laferrière · With Julie Gayet, Thierry Neuvic, Julie Depardieu
Community workers, Alex and Stéphanie take five teen dropouts on an educational journey across the Mediterranean. But their skipper happens to be an ex cop with a powerful hatred for youths from the hood.
Dir. Varante Soudjian · With Alban Ivanov, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Pirault

Paul is married to Sali. Everything would be fine if they could get a child. Until the day when Sali receives the call that they have been waiting for so long: their adoption file is approved. He is adorable, he is 6 months old, his name is Benjamin. He is blond with blue eyes and white. They - are black.
Dir. Lucien Jean-Baptiste · With Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Zabou Breitman
Aurora's life suddenly gets complicated after her seven grandkids arrive to her house for vacation.
Dir. Gabriel Julien-Laferrière · With Chantal Ladesou, Julie Gayet, Thierry Neuvic

as Jean-Gabriel · Director · Writer
A married father of three, lives in Créteil doing odd jobs and spends his time at the local PMU bar. One day, to please his daughter, he promises a little too quick to take the whole family on vacation to ski. The only problem: if he breaks his promise, his wife will divorce him.
Dir. Lucien Jean-Baptiste · With Firmine Richard, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Jimmy Woha Woha
Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murders
Dir. Jean-Paul Salomé · With François Damiens, Géraldine Nakache, Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Jeanne, a brilliant architect has a new assignment: renovate the sumptuous Daguerre mansion owned by an eccentric family, head of a Board Game empire. When the landlord and patriarch Cesar is found dead, everyone present becomes a suspect. Suddenly Jeanne’s mission turns intoa life-size investigation to expose the murderer...
Dir. Nicolas Pleskof · With Alice Pol, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell
Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donations.
Dir. Isabelle Doval · With José Garcia, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Fleurot
Jean-Gabriel intends to spend Christmas in the mountains quietly with his family. Many unforeseen events occur, but Jean-Gabriel will do everything to overcome them...
Dir. Lucien Jean-Baptiste · With Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Firmine Richard, Anne Consigny
A comedy about a band of voyeuristic students who take their jobs at the school paper to extremes, deciding to uncover the real lives of their teachers.
Dir. Emmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro · With Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Fleurot, Emir Seghir
The story of four lifelong friends who met in the 2000s when they were presidents of the BDE of the Nantes Institute of Business. At the time, they were the "Bioman": the kings of partying, excess and "transmutation". 20 years later, they have mellowed out and lead well-ordered lives. Except... Once a year, when they get together for the WEB: the Bioman Weekend. There, they "transmute" hard as they like to say. In short: they drink and sing in a pathetic way.
Dir. Michaël Youn · With Michaël Youn, Héléna Noguerra, Lucien Jean-Baptiste
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