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A Little Comfort

A Little Comfort

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A Little Comfort

2004

0h 38m

6.6(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

Arnaud and Guillaume are in their last year of high school. Summer is approaching and like any teenager, they're thinking about cigarettes, alcohol and sex. But boys or girls? Future looks so blurry when you're a teenager!

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Moby Dick Films

CNC

France 2

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Arthur Moncla

Arthur Moncla

Arnaud

Rémi Bresson

Guillaume

Élodie Bollée

Élodie Bollée

Vanessa

Anna Mihalcea

Anna Mihalcea

Aude

Jonathan Reyes

Jérémie

Stanislas Forlani

Stanislas Forlani

The boy from the lake

Fabienne Babe

Fabienne Babe

Arnaud's mother

Manuel Blanc

Manuel Blanc

Yannick

Sébastien Abellan

The doctor

Frédéric Niedermayer

Frédéric Niedermayer

The nurse

Creative team

Directed by: Armand Lameloise
Written by: Armand Lameloise
Produced by: Frédéric Jouve
Frédéric Niedermayer

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