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The Promised Life(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-09-04
53%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
Sylvie is a hooker whose illegitimate daughter commits a crime. She and her daughter flee to find Sylvie's first love in the countryside. The daughter is trying to get to know her unwilling mother. Along the way, the two meet a male fugitive and bond with each other.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Promised Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvia
Pascal Greggory
Joshua
Maud Forget
Laurence
Fabienne Babe
Sandra
André Marcon
Piotr
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Maquereau 1
Édith Le Merdy
Femme hameau
Denis Braccini
Policier en civil
Irène Ismaïloff
Femme du policier en civil
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