| Sabine Azéma | ... | Edith Guetz | |
| André Dussollier | ... | Paul Guetz | |
| Eric Berger | ... | Tanguy Guetz | |
| Hélène Duc | ... | Odile Guetz | |
| Aurore Clément | ... | Carole | |
| Jean-Paul Rouve | ... | Bruno Lemoine | |
| André Wilms | ... | Le psychiatre | |
| Richard Guedj | ... | Patrick | |
| Roger Van Hool | ... | Philippe | |
| Nathalie Krebs | ... | Noëlle | |
| Delphine Serina | ... | Sophie | |
| Sachi Kawamata | ... | Kimiko | |
| Annelise Hesme | ... | Marguerite | |
| Jacques Boudet | ... | Le juge | |
| Philippe Laudenbach | ... | Maître Badinier | |
| Arlette Thomas | ... | Philomène | |
| Christiane Millet | ... | Irène | |
| Bunny Godillot | ... | Nora | |
| Sandrine Le Berre | ... | Edith jeune | |
| Niels Dubost | ... | Paul jeune | |
| Anthony Paliotti | ... | Nicolas | |
| Thomas Derichebourg | ... | Frédéric | |
| François Vincentelli | ... | Cyril | |
| Jean-Pierre Jorris | ... | Delerme | |
| Patrick Bouchitey | ... | L'interne aux urgences | |
| Philippe Gildas | ... | Philippe Gildas | |
| Jean-Louis Annaloro | ... | Le livreur | |
| Pomme Bourcart | ... | La jeune chinoise | |
| Jezabel Carpi | ... | L'hôtesse Air France | |
| Didier Caron | ... | Docteur Paul | |
| Tony D'Amario | ... | Dur n°1 | |
| Valérie Druguet | ... | La sage-femme | |
| Julie Fournier | ... | Nathalie | |
| Tony Gaultier | ... | Dur n°2 | |
| Arthur Gigan | ... | Le premier jumeau | |
| Victor Gigan | ... | Le second jumeau | |
| Tatiana Gousseff | ... | La fille du psy (as Tatiana Goussef) | |
| Jean-Michel Lahmi | ... | Le poissonnier | |
| Nicolas Lemaître | ... | Vendeur BHV n°2 | |
| Emmanuelle Lepoutre | ... | Ingrid | |
| Li Fang | ... | Une Chinoise | |
| Matthew McChesney | ... | Benjamin | |
| Philippe Maymat | ... | Le maître nageur | |
| Elvire Melliere | ... | L'élève | |
| Olivier Pajot | ... | L'accoucheur | |
| John Paval | ... | Larry Flock | |
| Christophe Ratandra | ... | L'élève pakistanais | |
| Arnaud Riou | ... | L'anesthésiste | |
| Airy Routier | ... | Stéphane | |
| Marielle Saintignon | ... | L'infirmière | |
| Francia Seguy | ... | La dame du Luxembourg | |
| Jérôme Valat | ... | Vendeur BHV n°1 | |
| Herma Vos | ... | La géante | |
| Jiang Hong | ... | Mei Lin | |
| Zhenhuan Xiao | ... | La mère de Mei Lin | |
| Hongwu Wang | ... | Le père de Mei Lin | |
| Li Shuxian | ... | La grand-mère de Mei Li | |
| Tian Fenglai | ... | Le grand-père de Mei Li | |
| Patrick Tesson | ... | (voice) | |
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| Ruth Elkrief | ... | Journaliste TV (archive footage) | |
| Dorothée Blank | ... | Une invitée (uncredited) | |
| Eddy Mitchell | ... | Un ami au restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Patrice Thibaud | ... | Petit rôle (uncredited) | |
| Antoine Valli | ... | Un invité (uncredited) | |
Réalisé par | |||
| Étienne Chatiliez | |||
Scénaristes | ||
| Laurent Chouchan | (writer) and | |
| Étienne Chatiliez | (writer) | |
| Yolande Zauberman | idea | |
Produit par | |||
| Charles Gassot | .... | producer | |
Musique originale | |||
| Pascal Andreacchio | |||
Image | |||
| Philippe Welt | |||
Montage | |||
| Catherine Renault | |||
Distribution des rôles | |||
| Pierre-Jacques Bénichou | |||
| Isabelle Nanty | |||
Création des décors | |||
| Stéphane Makedonsky | |||
Création des costumes | |||
| Elisabeth Tavernier | |||
| Radija Zeggai | |||
Maquillage | |||
| Françoise Andrejka | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Loli Avellanas | .... | hair stylist (as Lolita Avellanas) | |
| Marianne Collette | .... | makeup artist | |
| Thomas Majorosi | .... | makeup artist | |
| Agathe Moro | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Clement Nataf | .... | hair stylist | |
Assistant réalisateur | |||
| Denis Bergonhe | .... | first assistant director | |
| Raphaëlle Bruyas | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Elizabeth Marre | .... | second assistant director | |
| Emmanuel Roussille | .... | location assistant director | |
Technicien du son | |||
| Nicolas Bessières | .... | second assistant sound | |
| Stéphane Brunclair | .... | sound | |
| Annabel Callard | .... | adr assistant | |
| Sophie Chiabaut | .... | sound | |
| Dominique Dalmasso | .... | sound | |
| Nicolas d'Halluin | .... | sound recordist | |
| Sophie Durand | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Michel Filippi | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | .... | sound | |
| Lionel Le Bras | .... | boom operator | |
| François Lepeuple | .... | foley artist | |
| Didier Lesage | .... | sound mixer | |
| Olivier Marlangeon | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Johann Nallet | .... | sound recordist | |
| Jean Umansky | .... | sound | |
| Jean-Alexandre Villemer | .... | sound recordist | |
Effets spéciaux | |||
| Daniel Lenoir | .... | special effects props | |
Visual Effects | |||
| Nabila Daniault | .... | digital grader | |
Cascadeur | |||
| Gilles Conseil | .... | stunt advisor | |
| Daniel Vérité | .... | stunt adviser | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Victor Abadia | .... | electrician | |
| Nicolas Beauchamp | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Stéphane Birzin | .... | grip | |
| Jean-Yves Freess | .... | grip | |
| Jean-Yves Freess | .... | key grip | |
| Pascal Froehly | .... | electrician | |
| William Gally | .... | gaffer | |
| Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Sebastien Gaulon | .... | electrician | |
| Emilie de la Hosseraye | .... | still photographer | |
| Eric Le Roux | .... | camera operator (as Eric Leroux) | |
| Jean-Bernard Lortie | .... | electrician | |
| Gérard Rival | .... | grip | |
| Honoré Soubrie | .... | grip | |
| Damien Tessandier | .... | assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Marie-Sylvie Caillierez | .... | extras casting | |
| Hervé Jakubowicz | .... | casting assistant | |
| Mirou Navalon | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Patricia Rufo | .... | extras casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Laurence Glentzin | .... | wardrobe (as Laurence Glentzlin) | |
| Radija Zeggai | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marcela Figueroa | .... | assistant editor | |
| Annick Menier | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Carlos Pinto | .... | apprentice editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Christine Catherin | .... | assistant music supervisor | |
| Edouard Dubois | .... | music consultant | |
| Valérie Lindon | .... | music producer | |
| Eric Michon | .... | music supervisor | |
Divers | |||
| Thierry Artur | .... | production accountant | |
| Ludovic Beurton | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Christophe Chauveau | .... | location scout | |
| Laure Darie | .... | production secretary | |
| Laurence Duchet | .... | production secretary: China (as Laurence Nain dit Duchet) | |
| Marie-Paule Ester | .... | production secretary | |
| Yann Le Borgne | .... | location scout | |
| Emilie Nicolas | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Manuel Pouet | .... | location scout | |
| Sophie Thévenet-Becker | .... | script supervisor | |
| Thierry Valletoux | .... | reportage | |
| Henry Villain | .... | travelling car | |
Thanks | |||
| Romain Grazziani | .... | forever grateful | |
| Brigitte Saint-Léon | .... | forever grateful | |
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Etienne Chatiliez made three excellent films about families thrown into turmoil by the arrival of outsiders: Life is a Long Quiet River, Tatie Danielle and Happiness Is in the Field. In each of these, the idea was worked out beautifully until the end; the director was fully in possession of his talent. Alas, Tanguy just isn't in this class.
It starts off well; we are set up with the domestic discontent of a middle-aged couple whose son can't quite get on the career track. The endless dissertation, the plan to move to Beijing that doesn't firm up: we know all these quirks. After Tanguy's first trip to the hospital (Dad smacks him with a tennis ball) Chatiliez seems to go on auto-pilot for the rest of the picture. It's as if there wasn't enough inspiration to carry him through to the end. Sabine Azema and Andre Dussolier are superb as the parents; Azema has this wonderful attack of gas whenever she's flustered by her son, and that's many times. My rating is a compromise; 9 for the first hour, 3 for the rest.