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The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2018-01-03

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: Nobuhiro Suwa

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Production Companies: Les Productions Balthazar, Film-in-Evolution, Bitters End

Production Countries: France, Japan

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