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Jo's Boy

2010 · 1h 35m · Comedy, Drama

IMDb 5.8

A 5.8 on IMDb is a red flag, and this French comedy-drama about a rugby-obsessed dad forcing his uninterested son into the sport sounds like it retreads tired generational-conflict ground without the charm to pull it off. Unless you're a devoted fan of French regional cinema or need something painfully predictable to half-watch, skip it.

Plot

Grandson of a legendary rugby player, son of a legendary rugby player, and he himself a legendary rugby player, Jo Canavero raises his only son, Tom, in a small village in the Tarn region. To the great displeasure of Jo, thirteen-year-old Tom is as good at math as he is useless on the rugby field. For a Canavero, the legend can't stop there, even if it means setting up a rugby team specifically for Tom, despite the wishes of the whole village and of Tom himself.

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