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The Well Digger's Daughter(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-04-20
68%
185 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, Jacques, the son of Mazel, owner of the shop where her father buy his material. He's handsome and teasing. Her father's friend, Felipe, would love to marry her, and he invites her to an aviation show. She accepts his invitation only because she knows Jacques is a pilot and will be there. Soon, she'll carry his child, and he'll be gone, and the family will have to deal with this out-of-wedlock pregnancy...
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Revenue: $13,194,167.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Zack Films
Movie: The Well Digger's Daughter
Top 10 Billed Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Pascal Amoretti
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Patricia Amoretti
Kad Merad
Félipe Rambert
Sabine Azéma
Marie Mazel
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
André Mazel
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Jacques Mazel
Émilie Cazenave
Amanda Amoretti
Marie-Anne Chazel
Nathalie
Jean-Louis Barcelona
Clerk
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