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The Baby(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-08-22
62%
70 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
Joseph learns that his son and his companion have just perished in an accident. They were expecting a child via a surrogate mother in Belgium. What will become of their future baby? Is Joseph the legitimate grandfather? Carried by the promise of this birth which will prolong the existence of his son, the sexagenarian goes to meet the young Flemish woman with a fierce and indomitable character.
Languages: French.
Countries:
Belgium,
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Baby
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fabrice Luchini
Joseph
Mara Taquin
Rita
Maud Wyler
Aude
Veerle Baetens
Lucas Van den Eynde
Pieter
Viv van Dingenen
Siegrid
Sandrine Dumas
La commissaire priseuse
Aurélia Thiérrée
La psychologue
Anne Consigny
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Joseph learns that his son and his companion have just perished in an accident. They were expecting a child via a surrogate mother in Belgium. What will become of their future baby? Is Joseph the legitimate grandfather? Carried by the promise of this birth which will prolong the existence of his son, the sexagenarian goes to meet the young Flemish woman with a fierce and indomitable character.
Release Date
2023-08-22
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6.2
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