Whatever It Takes (2026)

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Rose and Jean have nothing in common. Rose is a force of nature who faces all her problems with a disarming joie de vivre. She lives with her 3 children upstairs in the family hotel that no longer belongs to her. They're not poor, they're broke... but only temporarily. Jean is a solitary, taciturn man who has buried his big heart under layers of modesty and resignation. When he arrives in this unusual family, however, he quickly becomes indispensable. What did they expect before they met? Probably nothing. He soon becomes indispensable.

• Released: 2026-03-25
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 56 votes

Directed by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti.

Top cast

• Sandrine Kiberlain as Rose
• Pierre Lottin as Jean
• Louise Labèque as Tess
• Alexis Rosenstiehl as Simon
• Alma Ngoc as Émily
• Mélissa Izquierdo as Madame Medrano
• Mogamed Bechiev as Axel
• Frans Boyer as vigile 1
• Matthieu Jordan as vigile 2
• Olivier Pierre Richard as chef de service soins intensifs

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