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Despite the Night(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-07-06
59%
23 Votes
Time: 2h 36m
Overview:
A young man searches for his true love and finds himself sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
Canada,
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Mandrake Films
Epileptic
Ohmstudio
Le Septième Continent
La Maison de Prod
Movie: Despite the Night
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ariane Labed
Hélène
Kristian Marr
Lenz
Roxane Mesquida
Lena
Paul Hamy
Louis
Johan Leysen
Vitali
Sam Louwyck
L'homme à la voix métallique
Aurélien Recoing
Paul
Sophie Guillemin
l'infirmière
Christopher Buchholz
Scissors
Video Trailer Despite the Night
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'Despite the Night' - Official UK Trailer - Matchbox Films - Trailer
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