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The Life of the Dead(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-06-12
65%
33 Votes
Time: 0h 53m
Overview:
A young woman convenes with her extended family in a provincial village where her cousin, in a coma, is hospitalized after attempting suicide.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Odessa Films
RGP Productions
Movie: The Life of the Dead
Top 10 Billed Cast
Thibault de Montalembert
Christian McGillis
Roch Leibovici
Yvan McGillis
Marianne Denicourt
Pascale McGillis
Laurence Côte
Isabelle Lenehan
Benoît Brione
Charles O'Madden Burke
Laurent Schilling
Tony O'Madden Burke
Emmanuel Salinger
Bob O'Madden Burke
Emmanuelle Devos
Laurence O'Madden Burke
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