Summary
Alex is a thirty-something woman who has single-handedly restored a
ruined building on the outskirts of a small village in the south of
France. She earns as much as she needs by selling fruit and
vegetables at market and by working on building sites, where she meets
Karim. Her ambition is to regain custody of her 14-year-old
son, who presently lives with his father...
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Credits
- Director: José Alcala
- Script: José Alcala, Olivier Gorce, Agnès de Sacy
- Photo: Pascal Poucet
- Cast: Marie Raynal (Alex), Lyes Salem (Karim), Adrian Ruiz (Xavier), Eric Savin (L’amant d’Alex), Liliane Rovère (Annie), Caroline Baehr (Sylvie), Gérard Meylan (Franck), Jocelyne Desverchère (La gendarme), Yves Michel (Calou, le menuisier), Eric Pasturel (Etienne), William Navarro (L’animateur de la soirée), Muriel Pascal (Brigitte), Jean-Marc Moutet (Un commerçant), Violaine Gire (Une fille du bar), Jean-Yves Montigny (Le policier municipal), Didier Leton (Un commerçant), Albert Benoît (Le gendarme), Claude Gentils (La dame du marché), Damien Loyal (L’homme des palettes), Canaïma Montigny (Le bébé de Calou), Jean-Paul Pinol (Le patron du bistrot), Valentine Duhauvelle (La serveuse)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 100 min
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