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June 2008
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Cast and credits
Actors | Frédéric Andrei, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Richard Bohringer, Roland Bertin, Gérard Darmon, Thuy An-Luu, Jacques Fabbri, Anny Roland, Chantal Deruaz |
Producers | Claude Ossard, Irene Silberman, Serge Silberman |
Director | Jean-Jacques Beineix |
Writers | Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jean Van Hamme |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
117 minutes
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