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The Idol(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-08-06
50%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.
Languages: Cantonese, French, Mandarin, English.
Countries:
France,
Germany,
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Idol
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Hong
Zao
Leelee Sobieski
Sara Silver
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Roger Castellac
Jalil Lespert
Philippe
Liliane Montevecchi
Nicole
Liliane Rovère
Gilberte
Rémy Roubakha
Le Taxi
Esse Lawson
La femme-flic
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Overview
An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.
Release Date
2002-08-06
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
广州话 / 廣州話Français普通话EnglishKeywords
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