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Impasse (2009)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Joël Gauthier
Writer : Joël Gauthier

Synopsis

Actors

Normand D'Amour
Normand D'Amour
Richard Thomson
Joël Gauthier
Joël Gauthier
Alex Thomson
Mathieu Dufresne
Mathieu Dufresne
Patrick Quenneville
André Nadeau
André Nadeau
Michel Hamel
Julie Prieur
Julie Prieur
Stéphanie Chartrand
Elise Beaumont
Elise Beaumont
Mélanie Thomson
Benoît Paré
Benoît Paré
Dave
André Lacoste
André Lacoste
Yves
Pierre Gendron
Pierre Gendron
Robert Allard

Crews

Joël Gauthier
Joël Gauthier
Screenplay
Joël Gauthier
Joël Gauthier
Director

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