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.
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
Cast
Didier Sandre
Alexandre Zloto
Catherine Ferran
Agathe De Chassey
Audrey Boitel
Charles Berling
Mathieu Robinot
Sabrina Leurquin
Marianne Coillot
Nadia Barentin
Jean Dautremay
Guillaume Charras
Danièle Douet
Bruno Todeschini
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