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2007 | Color | 1h 50

As a sickly young child, François instinctively knew that he was a disappointment to his physically robust parents, Tania and Maxime. Though François does find some amount of solace in his friendship with the kindly Louise, his discovery of a strange toy in the attic causes his parents to act more strangely towards him than ever before.


Country: Francia
Direction: Miller; Claude
Script: Grimbert;Philippe, Miller; Claude, Carter; Natalie
Production: Marmion; Yves
Photography: De Battista; Gérard
Sound: Demolder; Frederic, Armant; Pascal
Music: Preisner; Zbigniew
Cast:Bruel; Patrick, Sagnier; Ludivine, Depardieu; Julie, Boutefeu; Nathalie, Jacques; Yves, Garbarski; Sam, Nicoletti; Orlando, Vigourt; Valentin, Dubuis; Quentin, De France; Cécile, Amalric; Mathieu, Verhoeven; Yves
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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