Looking for Hortense
Film poster
French	Cherchez Hortense
Directed by	Pascal Bonitzer
Written by	Pascal Bonitzer Agnès de Sacy
Produced by	Saïd Ben Saïd Sarah Borch-Jacobsen Kevin Chneiweiss
Starring	Jean-Pierre Bacri Kristin Scott Thomas Isabelle Carré Claude Rich
Cinematography	Romain Winding
Edited by	Elise Fievet
Music by	Aleksey Aygi
Production company	SBS Productions
Distributed by	Le Pacte
Release date	5 September 2012 (2012-09-05)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$4.5 million
Box office	$3.3 million[1]

Looking for Hortense (French: Cherchez Hortense) is a 2012 French comedy-drama film directed by Pascal Bonitzer.

Plot summary

Damien, a teacher of Asian civilization for business leaders, is instructed by his wife Iva to ask his father, a member of the judicial Council of State, to help to prevent the expulsion of a young woman of Serbian origin.

Cast

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. As of June 2020^[update], the film holds a 56% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 5.35/10.^[2]

Accolades