The screening of “Retirement Home 2” has barely ended when children and elderly people bombard Kev Adams with questions.
This intergenerational exchange at the Lépine retirement home in Versailles (Yvelines), which neighbors the Chantiers crèche, is precisely what the film crew came for this Wednesday.
“They were kind enough to welcome us in front of an audience of children and elderly people, and it is precisely this cohabitation that the film tells about,” explains the 32-year-old actor and co-writer.
Explanations provided to children passionate about the filming conditions, congratulations and friendly exchanges with seniors who are sometimes a hundred years old and always independent... The Parisian actor gave of himself before an exhaustive photo shoot.
Lépine is the first retirement home to preview this feature film directed by Claude Zidi Jr.
A comedy that “still knows how to be serious”
An exclusive screening which delighted the residents of Lépine, like Colette Petit.
“The film amused me at times, but it still knows how to be serious,” she appreciates.
This is the whole objective of Kev Adams, for whom this film is above all “a tribute to [his] grandparents”, but also a way to “highlight what is going well in many retirement homes while denouncing what is going wrong elsewhere” and which was highlighted by the Orpea scandal in 2022.
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Because “Retirement Home 2” is not without a message.
As in the first opus, Kev Adams joined forces with the 1 letter 1 smile association, which offers to write a letter to an isolated senior.
This Wednesday, the transmission took place from hand to hand.
“I collected five cards from children,” rejoices Colette Petit.
They were very kind even though I didn't know them.
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