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The French Kissers (2009)

They might speak the language, but they haven't got a clue.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Riad Sattouf
Writer : Marc Syrigas, Riad Sattouf

Synopsis

A coming-of-age tale about an adolescent boy and his efforts to fit in amongst a varied cast of characters.

Actors

Vincent Lacoste
Vincent Lacoste
Hervé
Anthony Sonigo
Anthony Sonigo
Camel
Alice Trémolière
Alice Trémolière
Aurore
Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky
La mère d'Hervé
Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos
La directrice
Irène Jacob
Irène Jacob
La mère d'Aurore
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino
La fille de la vidéo
Julie Scheibling
Julie Scheibling
Laura
Loreleï Chenet
Loreleï Chenet
Mégane
Camille Andreys
Camille Andreys
Meryl
Robin Nizan-Duverger
Robin Nizan-Duverger
Benjamin
Baptiste Huet
Baptiste Huet
Loïc
Simon Barbier
Simon Barbier
Nicolas
Irwan Bordji
Irwan Bordji
Anas
Christophe Vandevelde
Christophe Vandevelde
Le père d'Hervé
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
La vendeuse du magasin de musique
Yannig Samot
Yannig Samot
Le beau-père d'Hervé
François Guerrar
François Guerrar
Le père de Camel
Frédéric Neidhardt
Frédéric Neidhardt
Le prof de SVT
Nicolas Maury
Nicolas Maury
Le prof de français
Mirabelle Kirkland
Mirabelle Kirkland
La prof d'anglais
Solenn Jarniou
Solenn Jarniou
La prof de sport
Emmanuel Malepart
Emmanuel Malepart
Le prof de musique
Jeannick Gravelines
Jeannick Gravelines

Crews

Riad Sattouf
Riad Sattouf
Director
Marc Syrigas
Marc Syrigas
Screenplay
Riad Sattouf
Riad Sattouf
Screenplay
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Producer
Dominique Colin
Dominique Colin
Director of Photography
Virginie Bruant
Virginie Bruant
Editor
Marie Cheminal
Marie Cheminal
Production Design
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Producer

Trailers and other movies

THE FRENCH KISSERS - official HD trailer - a film by Riad Sattouf - in cinemas Dec 26 (AUSTRALIA)

Posters and backgrounds

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