A Few Hours of Spring
Film poster
French	Quelques heures de printemps
Directed by	Stéphane Brizé
Written by	Florence Vignon Stéphane Brizé
Produced by	Miléna Poylo Gilles Sacuto Rémi Burah
Starring	Vincent Lindon Hélène Vincent Emmanuelle Seigner
Cinematography	Antoine Héberlé
Edited by	Anne Klotz
Music by	Nick Cave Warren Ellis
Production company	TS Productions
Distributed by	Diaphana Films
Release date	19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)
Running time	108 minutes
Language	French
Budget	$3.5 million [1]
Box office	$1.9 million [2]

A Few Hours of Spring (French: Quelques heures de printemps) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé.

Plot

After being released from prison, a man returns to his mother. Ill with terminal cancer, she decides to choose the time of her death.

Cast

• Vincent Lindon as Alain Évrard
• Hélène Vincent as Yvette Évrard
• Emmanuelle Seigner as Clémence
• Olivier Perrier as Monsieur Lalouette
• Ludovic Berthillot as Bruno
• Silvia Kahn as Doctor Mathieu
• Véronique Montel as Madame Godard

Production

The film was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Festival do Rio, the Reykjavík International Film Festival, the Stockholm International Film Festival, the Dubai International Film Festival, the Glasgow Film Festival, the City of Lights, City of Angels.