# 9 Month Stretch
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{{Infobox film
|name = 9 Month Stretch
|image = 9 mois ferme poster.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = [Albert Dupontel](/source/Albert_Dupontel)
|producer = [Catherine Bozorgan](/source/Catherine_Bozorgan)
|writer = Albert Dupontel
|starring = [Sandrine Kiberlain](/source/Sandrine_Kiberlain)
[Albert Dupontel](/source/Albert_Dupontel)
|music = [Christophe Julien](/source/Christophe_Julien)
|cinematography = Vincent Mathias
|editing = Christophe Pinel
|released = {{Film date|df=y|2013|10|16}}
|distributor = [Wild Bunch Distribution](/source/Wild_Bunch_Distribution)
|runtime = 82 minutes
|country = France
|language = French
|budget = $8.5 million
|gross = $17.9 million[{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1371833345/weekend/|title=9-Month Stretch|website=Box Office Mojo}}]
}}
'''''9 Month Stretch''''' ({{langx|fr|'''9 mois ferme'''}}) is a 2013 French [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) written, directed by and starring [Albert Dupontel](/source/Albert_Dupontel). It was nominated for six categories at the [39th César Awards](/source/39th_C%C3%A9sar_Awards) including [Best Film](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Film) and [Best Director](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Director) and [Best Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Actor) for Dupontel, winning [Best Actress](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Actress) for its co-star [Sandrine Kiberlain](/source/Sandrine_Kiberlain) and [Best Original Screenplay](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay).[{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frances-cesar-awards-nominations-announced-675607 |title=Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees |access-date=1 February 2014 |work=Hollywood Reporter|date=31 January 2014 }}][{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cesar-awards-winners-list-684357 |title=France's Cesar Awards: 'Me, Myself and Mum' Wins Best Film |access-date=1 March 2014 |work=Hollywood Reporter|date=28 February 2014 }}]
==Plot==
Ariane Felder, a judge in her forties, a little stuck and single, is totally reluctant to date men. On New Year's Eve 2013, strongly encouraged by her colleagues, she drinks more than enough and loses control of herself.
Six months later, Ariane discovers that she is pregnant but not sure who the father is. She first thinks that it is a judge De Bernard, an enterprising colleague who is too sweet with her. However, she conducts an investigation and discovers that the father of her child is the famous Robert Nolan, alias "Bob Nolan", lover of prostitutes and burglar multiple repeat offenders, suspected of having cut the four limbs of an old man.
Being arrested, Nolan seems to recognize the judge during an interview with her, still unaware that the child she is carrying is his. Later, on the run, he breaks into her home, surprises her attempting a "criminal" abortion by intentionally falling on her stomach from a pile of furniture. Finally, he offers a deal: he won't reveal anything about his nights if she helps him demonstrate that he's not the barbaric eye-eater who is making headlines around the world.
==Cast==
* [Sandrine Kiberlain](/source/Sandrine_Kiberlain) as Ariane Felder
* [Albert Dupontel](/source/Albert_Dupontel) as Robert Nolan
* [Nicolas Marié](/source/Nicolas_Mari%C3%A9) as Attorney Trolos
* {{ill|Philippe Uchan|fr|Philippe Uchan}} as Judge Bernard
* {{ill|Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus|fr|Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus}} as Monsieur De Lime
* {{ill|Christian Hecq|fr|Christian Hecq}} as Lieutenant Édouard
* [Philippe Duquesne](/source/Philippe_Duquesne) as Doctor Toulate
* [Laure Calamy](/source/Laure_Calamy) as Daisy
* [Terry Gilliam](/source/Terry_Gilliam) as Charles Meatson, Famous Man Eater
* [Yolande Moreau](/source/Yolande_Moreau) as Bob's mother
* [Bouli Lanners](/source/Bouli_Lanners) as policeman
* [Michel Fau](/source/Michel_Fau) as gynecologist
* [Jean Dujardin](/source/Jean_Dujardin) as sign language interpreter
* [Ray Cooper](/source/Ray_Cooper) as CNN journalist
* [Gaspar Noé](/source/Gaspar_No%C3%A9) as bald inmate #1
* [Jan Kounen](/source/Jan_Kounen) as bald inmate #2
* [Babetida Sadjo](/source/Babetida_Sadjo) as The victim of the sink
==Background==
Dupontel was inspired by ''[10e chambre, instants d'audience](/source/10th_District_Court)'', a documentary by [Raymond Depardon](/source/Raymond_Depardon) in which judge Michèle Bernard-Requin appears. Bernard-Requin also plays a judge in ''Neuf mois ferme''.
Dupontel originally intended to make ''Neuf mois ferme'' his first English-language film, with [Emma Thompson](/source/Emma_Thompson) playing Ariane Felder.
The name of the coroner Toulate ("too late") character comes from this first intention.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.albertdupontel.com/blog/|title=Blog - Albert Dupontel|date=28 June 2020}}]
He chose to name his main character Ariane in reference to [Ariadne](/source/Ariadne) as this character loses the thread.
Attorney Trolos' name means ''stutterer'' in Ancient Greek.
==Awards==
===[César Award](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Awards_2014)s===
* Best Actress (Sandrine Kiberlain)
* Best Original Screenplay
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2853614}}
*[https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=213856.html Movie on Allocine]
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Category:2013 comedy films
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Category:French comedy films
Category:Films directed by Albert Dupontel
Category:Films featuring a Best Actress César Award–winning performance
Category:2013 French films
Category:Films scored by Christophe Julien
Category:French-language comedy films
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