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Coming to Terms with the Dead

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It’s summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them: a boy, Jumbo, aged 9; François and his sister Zaza. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody they cherished.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1994-10-05

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Pascale Ferran

Writer: Pierre Trividic, Pascale Ferran

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: Coming to Terms with the Dead

Production Companies: Eclipsa Films

Production Countries: France

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