Mon père ce héros

The immensely popular and talented Gérard Depardieu stars as André, a divorced man who takes his rebellious 14 year old daughter Veronique (Marie Gillian) to Mauritius. This luxury father/daughter holiday is disrupted by the attention Veronique receives from various unsavoury men. Benjamin, an attractive young surfer poses the biggest threat and the lie Veronique tells to sustain his attraction tests how much her father would do for his daughter, with comedic results...
Depardieu and Gillian make an entertaining and convincing father and daughter duo in a film that explores the rifts in this relationship due to a girl’s coming of age. Gérard Lauzier’s take on the topic marries the perfect balance of wit and sentiment, resulting in a swift US remake (also starring Depardieu) three years later.