Born in 68

Born in 68

Born in 68

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Born in 68

"We'll love one another 'til death"

2008

2h 53m

5.7(33 votes)

Drama

Overview

1968. Catherine, Yves and Hervé are twenty years old. They're students in Paris and they love each other. The May student uprisings radically change their lives. Overtaken by communal utopia, they leave the city with a few friends to set up house in an abandoned farm in the Lot region. A desire for freedom and the search for individual fulfillment lead them to make choices that cause them to separate.

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ARTE France Cinéma

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Catherine

Yannick Renier

Yannick Renier

Yves

Yann Trégouët

Yann Trégouët

Hervé

Sabrina Seyvecou

Sabrina Seyvecou

Ludmilla

Christine Citti

Christine Citti

Maryse

Kate Moran

Kate Moran

Caroline

Marc Citti

Marc Citti

Serge

Théo Frilet

Théo Frilet

Boris

Alain Fromager

Alain Fromager

Antoine

Marilyne Canto

Marilyne Canto

Dominique

Creative team

Directed by: Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau
Written by: Catherine Corsini
Olivier Ducastel

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