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The Town Is Quiet(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-08-30
63%
25 Votes
Time: 2h 13m
Overview:
A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
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Movie: The Town Is Quiet
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ariane Ascaride
Michèle
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Paul
Jacques Boudet
Jean, Paul's Father
Pascale Roberts
Paul's Mother
Véronique Balme
Ameline
Christine Brücher
Viviane Froment
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Fiona
Gérard Meylan
Gérard
Pierre Banderet
Claude
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Overview
A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.
Release Date
2000-08-30
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6.3
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