Cold Lands

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Cold Lands

1999

1h 2m

5.3(9 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A young Frenchman of Arab descent, Djamel, becomes convinced that his long-lost father is a rich factory owner in Grenoble. When the man coldly rejects him, Djamel plots a revenge that will implicate the man's closeted gay son.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Yasmine Belmadi

Djamel

Bernard Verley

Monsieur Chamblasse

Valérie Donzelli

Isabelle

Sébastien Charles

Laurent

Florence Giorgetti

Madame Chamblasse

Sébastien Lifshitz

Ice rink boy

Éric Savin

Marc

Nozha Khouadra

Bebita

Thierry Levaret

Lionel

Creative team

Directed by: Sébastien Lifshitz
Written by: Sébastien Lifshitz
Stéphane Bouquet
Produced by: Gilles Sandoz

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