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I Gave Everything to the Sun Except My Shadow

I Gave Everything to the Sun Except My Shadow

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I Gave Everything to the Sun Except My Shadow

2016

0h 23m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

When Lynn comes back home after having been away for a year, she suddenly feels like a stranger among her own. An intimate journey into the world and mind of this young woman, striving to love and to find her own identity.

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10 featured cast members

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Marine Sleiman

Lynn

Albert Chinet

Yann

Stéphanie Schneider

Louise

Paul Laurent

Paul

Anastasia Kuklova

Nastya

Léna Voisin

Léna

Matthieu Bovel

Matthieu

Alban Mariéthoz

Alban

Jodie Rudaz

Jodie

Noé Savioz

Noé

Creative team

Directed by: Valérie Anex
Christian Johannes Koch
Written by: Valérie Anex
Marion Bott
Produced by: Valérie Anex
Christian Johannes Koch

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