"They might speak the language, but they haven't got a clue."
An awkward adolescent boy and his angst-ridden friends try their best to fit in amongst a cast of varied characters.
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The people behind it
Vincent Lacoste
Hervé
Anthony Sonigo
Camel
Alice Trémolière
Aurore
Julie Scheibling
Laura
Robin Nizan-Duverger
Benjamin
Baptiste Huet
Loïc
Simon Barbery
Mohamed
Camille Andreys
Meryl
Noémie Lvovsky
La mère d'Hervé
Valeria Golino
La fille de la vidéo
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