La Florida(1993)
Au Paradis...C'est L'enfer!
Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles...
Movie: La Florida
Top 10 Billed Cast
Leo
Ginette
Jay Lamori
Carmen
Cyrille
Romeo Laflamme
Vivy Lamori
Big Daddy
Sylvain Sylvestre
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