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My Golden Days

My Golden Days

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My Golden Days

2015

2h 3m

6.7(187 votes)

Drama

Overview

Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Quentin Dolmaire

Quentin Dolmaire

Young Paul Dédalus

Lou Roy-Lecollinet

Lou Roy-Lecollinet

Esther

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Paul Dédalus

Dinara Drukarova

Dinara Drukarova

Irina

Léonard Matton

Léonard Matton

William

Cécile Garcia-Fogel

Cécile Garcia-Fogel

Jeanne Dédalus

Irina Vavilova

Irina Vavilova

M-me Sidorov

Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Rose

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Abel Dédalus

Elyot Milshtein

Marc Zylberberg

Creative team

Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Written by: Arnaud Desplechin
Julie Peyr
Produced by: Pascal Caucheteux

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