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An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.
Director
Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Charles Faulque
Le cancer de Charles
Louisa
Le cancer de Louisa
The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.
Evguenia
Carole Faulque
Stanislas Faulque
le médecin
l'agent immobilier
le cancérologue
un loubard
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