Des gens comme les autres was released in the year 1980。Des gens comme les autres is also called as Ordinary People, Gente comun, Gente Vulgar, Gente Como a Gente, Ganz normale Familie, Familj som andra, Büyük ceza, Anashim Pshutim, Gente como uno。

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Des gens comme les autres actors and actresses include Adam Baldwin, Basil Hoffman, Dinah Manoff, Elizabeth McGovern, Fredric Lehne, James Sikking, Judd Hirsch, Mary Tyler Moore, M. Emmet Walsh, Timothy Hutton。