Aspects of Fake Life

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In a world where the real and the virtual overlap, a character tries in vain to escape the solitude in which spectacular-market society envelops us in.

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3 featured cast members

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Laurence Moisan

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Marie-Hélène Joncas

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Charle Fortin

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Directed by: Alexandre Fatta

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