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My Best Friend(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-12-06
61%
240 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
It takes a lifetime to learn the meaning of friendship... François has 10 days.
Overview:
Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Fidélité Productions
Movie: My Best Friend
Top 10 Billed Cast
Daniel Auteuil
François Coste
Dany Boon
Bruno Bouley
Julie Gayet
Catherine, François's partner
Julie Durand
Louise Coste, François's daughter
Henri Garcin
Étienne Delamotte, producer
Jacques Mathou
Mr. Bouley, Bruno's father
Marie Pillet
Mrs. Bouley, Bruno's mother
Élisabeth Bourgine
Julia
Jacques Spiesser
Letellier
Audrey Marnay
Marianne, Catherine's companion
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