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Movie Info
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Director -
Xavier Beauvois -
Producer -
Sylvie Pialat , Benoît Quainon -
Screenwriter -
Xavier Beauvois , Frédérique Moreau , Marie-Julie Maille -
Distributor -
Music Box Films -
Production Co -
Versus Production , Orange Studio , Rita Productions , France 3 Cinéma , RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse , Pathé , Les Films du Worso , KNM -
Rating -
R (Some Violence and Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
French (France) -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 4, 2018, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 28, 2018 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$161.3K -
Runtime -
2h 15m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)