Synopsis

Famille royale is the story of a family that, atypical but loving, veers between dysfunction and magic; the factory and nudist campgrounds; incurable disease and celebration; things left unsaid and the drink; and middle-class humdrum and the insanity of stardom.

In his clear-eyed memoir that, while raw, is nonetheless imbued with a deep tenderness for his next-of-kin, Stéphane Rousseau tells the tale of a little boy who, despite the perpetual drama, chooses to make others laugh, leading him to become the man, artist and father he is today.