Movie: The Secret Life of Happy People
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bernard Dufresne
Thomas Dufresne
Audrey Marion
Solange Dufresne
Jean-Pierre
Florence
Simon
Catherine
Hiroko
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Overview
A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.
Release Date
2006-09-08
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