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Water Drops on Burning Rocks(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-03-15
64%
126 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Based on the first full-length play by R.W. Fassbender.
Overview:
In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.
Languages: French, German.
Countries:
France,
Japan
Revenue: $87,313.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Fidélité Productions
Movie: Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Top 4 Billed Cast
Bernard Giraudeau
Léopold
Malik Zidi
Franz
Ludivine Sagnier
Anna
Anna Thomson
Véra
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