Down by Love

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Down by Love

2016

1h 50m

6.0(192 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A man, a woman. A prison director, his inmate. An impossible love, a true story.

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12 members

Acting

Guillaume Gallienne

Jean

Acting

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Anna

Acting

Stéphanie Cléau

Elise

Acting

Aliénor Poisson

Louise

Acting

Cyrielle Martinez

Zoé

Acting

Selma Mansouri

Sonia

Acting

Sabila Moussadek

Aida

Acting

Marie Rivière

Mère Anna

Acting

Stéphane Roquet

Gendarme

Acting

Anne Loiret

Avocate Anna

Acting

Julie Moulier

Pilar

Acting

Marie Berto

Béatrice

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